Golden Finned Squirrelfish

Body is light red; edges of scales slightly darker red; black of opercular membrane extending well below opercular spine; median and pelvic fins a mixture of yellow and red, usually with more yellow. Front of lower jaw fitting into a deep notch in upper jaw when mouth is closed; inner pectoral fin axil naked (Ref. 4538). The only Micronesian soldierfish with bright yellow fins (Ref. 37816).Description: Characterized by body depth 2.3-2.6 in SL; third anal spine is longer than fourth (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Analspines: 4; Analsoft rays: 11 - 13

Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Inhabits steep outer reef slopes (Ref. 1602). Often seen in caves with the coelacanths in 182- 239 m at Ngazidja (Grand Comoro) Island (Ref. 58472). Nocturnal species (Ref. 75154). Solitary or in groups (Ref 90102). Feeds on zooplanktons (Ref. 89972).

Inhabits steep outer reef slopes (Ref. 1602). Often seen in caves with the coelacanths in 182- 239 m at Ngazidja (Grand Comoro) Island (Ref. 58472). Nocturnal species (Ref. 75154). Solitary or in groups (Ref 90102). Feeds on zooplanktons (Ref. 89972).

廣泛分布於印度-太平洋區之溫熱帶海域， 西起南非的納塔爾到美屬薩摩亞與夏威夷群島，北至日本南部與小笠原群島，南至澳洲的昆士蘭省。臺灣的西南部、南部、東部、北部及小琉球等海域均可見。

一般以一支釣及延繩釣的方法捕獲。魚肉白，但質地較爛，煮湯時肉易散開且多溶解油質，因此適合抹鹽油煎食用。唯須注意其內臟可能累積熱帶海魚毒。而它的鱗片及棘刺尖利，需小心刺傷。在水族館中也有人看上它鮮紅的體色，將它飼養做為觀賞魚。

體呈橢圓形或卵圓形，中等側扁。頭部具黏液囊，外露骨骼多有脊紋。眼大。口端位，裂斜；主上頜骨長未端達眼後緣；頜骨、鋤骨及腭骨均有絨毛狀群齒。前鰓蓋骨後下角無強棘；鰓蓋骨及下眼眶骨均有強弱不一的硬棘；下頜骨前端1對頜聯合齒。體被大型櫛鱗；側線完全，側線鱗數34-35，側線至背鰭硬棘中間點之鱗片數2.5；胸鰭腋部無小鱗片。背鰭連續，單一，硬棘部及軟條部間具深凹，具硬棘X-I，軟條13-14。臀鰭有硬棘 IV ，軟條11-13；腹鰭硬棘 I ，軟條 5-8 (通常為7) ；尾鰭深叉形。體淡紅色，鱗片的邊緣有略深的紅色。腮膜後緣具黑色帶，但不延伸至胸鰭基部。除胸鰭外，其餘各鳍均為金黃色。

主要棲息在水深12到350公尺之間的珊瑚礁繁茂的礁岩陡坡，是夜行性的魚類，晚上才出來覓食。主要以小型的魚類或無脊椎動物為食，白天躲在岩縫或礁洞之中休息。

Myripristis chryseres, the yellowfin soldierfish, is a nocturnal species of soldierfish from the genus Myripristis. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, from Natal, South Africa to Samoa, Hawaii and the Tuamotu Islands, north to south Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, and south to Queensland, Australia It inhabits steep outer reef slopes and is often seen with Coelacanths at Ngazidja Island. It feeds on zooplankton and can be seen either solitary or in groups.