Myripristis Cuvier 1827 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 35805
Parent taxon: Holocentridae according to E. Casier 1966
Sister taxa: Berybolcensis, Eoholocentrum, Holocentrus, Lepidotrigla, Myripristinarum, Naupygus, Paraberyx, Plectroplites, Tenuicentrum
Subtaxa: Myripristis homopterygius, Myripristis jacobus, Myripristis leptacanthus, Myripristis toliapicus
Type: Myripristis jacobus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore