Panamic soldierfish (Myripristis leiognathos) is found from the Gulf of California in northern Mexico south to Ecuador. This is a pale red fish with paler marks on the scales. The photograph in the Burgess and Axelrod book on Mexican and California fishes is of a 6 inch specimen.

Myripristis genus of squirrel fish is found primarily in the Pacific and Indo-Pacific Oceans where they travel in schools. Several species are fished for commercially.

Squirrel fish family members (Holodentridae) are found in coral reefs in the warmer and tropical oceans. These fish have large eyes, and many are orange or reddish. There are about 70 plus species in the family. The squirrel fish have a single dorsal fin that is deeply cut into two. The forward half is spiny, and the back half is somwhat taller giving the appearance of two distinct dorsal fins. The eggs are laid and drift into the open ocean to hatch. Crustaceans appear to be the main food for adult members of this family.

Squirrel Fish, Order Beryciformes, are a group of marine fish. They usually have spines in almost all of their fins. The families Polymyxiidae (Beardfishes), Anomalopidae (Lantern-eye fishes), and Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes) belong here.

Bony fish, Class Teleostomi, are a class of chordates that include the majority of fish-like animals found on earth. They are characterized by a bony jaw and a bony skeleton. They are found in both fresh and marine waters.

Backboned Animals (Phylum Chordata) are the most advanced group of animals on earth. These animals are characterized by having a spinal cord or backbone. Most members have a clearly defined brain that controls the organism through a spinal cord. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are in this phylum.

Currently, some taxonomists believe that the fish should be divided into two groups (sharks and regular fishes) and that there are some other primitive groups in the phylum such as hagfish or lampreys.

Animal Kingdom contains numerous organisms that feed on other animals or plants. Included in the animal kingdom are the lower marine invertebrates such as sponges and corals, the jointed legged animals such as insects and spiders, and the backboned animals such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

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