Scientific Name
Corniger spinosus
Common Name
Spinycheek soldierfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14;
Anal
spines: 4;
Anal
soft rays: 11. Body bright red, unstriped, darker above, with a dark, brownish red are below soft dorsal fin. Preopercle with large spine at angle and smaller stout spines below. Three large, backward-projecting spines below each eye (Ref. 7251).