Ten squirrelfish and soldierfish species compared through exact Wikimedia Commons photographs: large eyes, stripes and fins. An editorial selection, not a scientific ranking. Photographs and licenses: 1. Myripristis murdjan — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_soldado_rojo_(Myripristis_murdjan),_Yeda,_Arabia_Saudita,_2025-05-19,_DD_92.jpg 2. Myripristis kuntee — Citron, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Myripristis_kuntee.jpg 3. Myripristis jacobus — Georges Jansoone (JoJan), CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monaco.Mus%C3%A9e_oc%C3%A9anographique039.jpg 4. Myripristis violacea — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_soldado_(Myripristis_violacea),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_2024-05-29,_DD_41.jpg 5. Sargocentron spiniferum — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_ardilla_gigante_(Sargocentron_spiniferum),_mar_Rojo,_Egipto,_2023-04-15,_DD_71.jpg 6. Sargocentron diadema — Philippe Bourjon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sargocentron_diadema_Réunion.jpg 7. Sargocentron rubrum — Matthieu Sontag, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sargocentron_rubrum.jpg 8. Neoniphon sammara — Ewout Knoester, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spotfin_Squirrelfish,_Kisite,_Lungalunga,_KE-KW,_KE_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_174544046.jpg 9. Neoniphon opercularis — Julien Bidet, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neoniphon_opercularis.JPG 10. Holocentrus rufus — Quintín Muñoz, CC BY-SA 2.5 es (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/es/deed.en). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holocentrus_rufus.jpg Changes: complete photographs fitted, blurred photo backgrounds and captions added. Video composition: CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution: 1. File:Pez soldado rojo (Myripristis murdjan), Yeda, Arabia Saudita, 2025-05-19, DD 92.jpg; Diego Delso; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_soldado_rojo_(Myripristis_murdjan),_Yeda,_Arabia_Saudita,_2025-05-19,_DD_92.jpg; Complete foreground photograph fitted without crop; dimmed blurred copy as background; title and caption overlaid. 2. File:Myripristis kuntee.jpg; Citron; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Myripristis_kuntee.jpg; Complete foreground photograph fitted without crop; dimmed blurred copy as background; title and caption overlaid. 3. File:Monaco.Musée océanographique039.jpg; Georges Jansoone (JoJan); CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monaco.Mus%C3%A9e_oc%C3%A9anographique039.jpg; Complete foreground photograph fitted without crop; dimmed blurred copy as background; title and caption overlaid. 4. File:Pez_soldado_(Myripristis_violacea),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_2024-05-29,_DD_41.jpg; Diego Delso; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_soldado_(Myripristis_violacea),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_2024-05-29,_DD_41.jpg; Complete foreground photograph fitted without crop; dimmed blurred copy as background; title and caption overlaid. 5. File:Pez_ardilla_gigante_(Sargocentron_spiniferum),_mar_Rojo,_Egipto,_2023-04-15,_DD_71.jpg; Diego Delso; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_ardilla_gigante_(Sargocentron_spiniferum),_mar_Rojo,_Egipto,_2023-04-15,_DD_71.jpg; Complete foreground photograph fitted without crop; dimmed blurred copy as background; title and caption overlaid. 6. File:Sargocentron_diadema_Réunion.jpg; Philippe Bourjon; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sargocentron_diadema_Réunion.jpg; Complete foreground photograph fitted without crop; dimmed blurred copy as background; title and caption overlaid. 7. File:Sargocentron_rubrum.jpg; Matthieu Sontag; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sargocentron_rubrum.jpg; Complete foreground photograph fitted without crop; dimmed blurred copy as background; title and caption overlaid. 8. File:Spotfin_Squirrelfish,_Kisite,_Lungalunga,_KE-KW,_KE_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_174544046.jpg; Ewout Knoester; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spotfin_Squirrelfish,_Kisite,_Lungalunga,_KE-KW,_KE_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_174544046.jpg; Complete foreground photograph fitted without crop; dimmed blurred copy as background; title and caption overlaid. 9. File:Neoniphon_opercularis.JPG; Julien Bidet; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neoniphon_opercularis.JPG; Complete foreground photograph fitted without crop; dimmed blurred copy as background; title and caption overlaid. 10. File:Holocentrus_rufus.jpg; Quintín Muñoz; CC BY-SA 2.5 es; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/es/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holocentrus_rufus.jpg; Complete foreground photograph fitted without crop; dimmed blurred copy as background; title and caption overlaid.