n = 27
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ostichthys acanthorhinus | Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 | Ostichthys acanthorhinus | Holocentridae | Spinesnout soldierfish |
| Ostichthys adustus | (Bleeker, 1853) | Myripristis adusta | Holocentridae | Shadowfin soldierfish |
| Ostichthys alamai | Matsunuma, Fukui & Motomura, 2018 | Genus Species | New species | |
| Ostichthys archiepiscopus | (Valenciennes, 1862) | Ostichthys archiepiscopus | Holocentridae | Straighthead soldierfish |
| Ostichthys brachygnathus | Randall & Myers, 1993 | Ostichthys brachygnathus | Holocentridae | Shortjaw soldierfish |
| Ostichthys convexus | Greenfield, Randall & Psomadakis, 2017 | Ostichthys convexus | Holocentridae | Roundhead soldierfish |
| Ostichthys daniela | Greenfield, Randall & Psomadakis, 2017 | Ostichthys daniela | Holocentridae | Daniela's soldierfish |
| Ostichthys delta | Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 | Ostichthys delta | Holocentridae | Redcoat soldierfish |
| Ostichthys hypsipterygion | Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 | Ostichthys hypsipterygion | Holocentridae | Highfin soldierfish |
| Ostichthys hypsipterygion sufensis | Golani, 1984 | Ostichthys sufensis | Holocentridae | Red Sea soldierfish |
| Ostichthys hysipterygion | Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 | Ostichthys hypsipterygion | Holocentridae | Highfin soldierfish |
| Ostichthys japonicas | (Cuvier, 1829) | Ostichthys japonicus | Holocentridae | Japanese soldierfish |
| Ostichthys japonicus | (Cuvier, 1829) | Ostichthys japonicus | Holocentridae | Japanese soldierfish |
| Ostichthys kaianus | (Günther, 1880) | Ostichthys kaianus | Holocentridae | Deepwater soldierfish |
| Ostichthys kinchi | Fricke, 2017 | Ostichthys kinchi | Holocentridae | New Ireland soldierfish |
| Ostichthys microphthalmus | (Bleeker, 1852) | Myripristis violacea | Holocentridae | Lattice soldierfish |
| Ostichthys murdjan | (Forsskål, 1775) | Myripristis murdjan | Holocentridae | Pinecone soldierfish |
| Ostichthys ovaloculus | Randall & Wrobel, 1988 | Ostichthys ovaloculus | Holocentridae | Ovaleye soldierfish |
| Ostichthys parvidens | (Cuvier, 1829) | Myripristis murdjan | Holocentridae | Pinecone soldierfish |
| Ostichthys pillwaxii | (Steindachner, 1893) | Ostichthys archiepiscopus | Holocentridae | Straighthead soldierfish |
| Ostichthys pralinius | (Cuvier, 1829) | Myripristis pralinia | Holocentridae | Scarlet soldierfish |
| Ostichthys sandix | Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 | Ostichthys sandix | Holocentridae | Vermilion soldierfish |
| Ostichthys sheni | Chen, Shao & Mok, 1990 | Ostichthys sheni | Holocentridae | Shen’s soldierfish |
| Ostichthys spiniceps | Ogilby, 1908 | Myripristis hexagona | Holocentridae | Doubletooth soldierfish |
| Ostichthys spiniger | Fricke, 2017 | Ostichthys spiniger | Holocentridae | Western Pacific spinysnout soldierfish |
| Ostichthys trachypoma | (Günther, 1859) | Ostichthys trachypoma | Holocentridae | Bigeye soldierfish |
| Ostichthys trachypomas | (Günther, 1859) | Ostichthys trachypoma | Holocentridae | Bigeye soldierfish |