Lattice soldierfish habitat
Myripristris violacea is a coral reef species that occurs in lagoons and semi-protected seaward reefs rich in corals. This species is common near arborescent Acropora or layered Porites rus corals, other leafy live corals, under ledges, in channels between dead corals, alone, in small groups and sometimes with other Myripristis spp. It feeds on plankton such a crab larvae (Randall 1984). The maximum recorded size for this species is 35 cm (Kuiter and Tonozuka 2001).
