About Myripristis vittata Valenciennes, 1831
Maximum Length
Myripristis vittata Valenciennes, 1831 reaches a maximum total length of 25 centimeters (around 9.8 inches).
Grouping Behavior
Members of this species typically occur in small groups, and sometimes form large schools.
Distribution Range
This fish is distributed across the Indo-Pacific, where it occurs primarily around oceanic islands, ranging from the Mascarene Islands and Seychelles east to French Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands.
Habitat and Depth Range
It inhabits tropical marine reef-associated environments, with a recorded depth range of 3 to 80 meters, and is more commonly found between 15 and 80 meters deep.
Unusual Swimming Behavior
Individuals of this species have been observed occasionally swimming upside down.
Feeding Ecology
It is a nocturnal plankton feeder.
Human Use
The species is sometimes sold in the aquarium trade.
