Plectrypops lima

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image = Plectrypops lima J. E. Randall.jpg

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{Cite journal | author = Williams, I. | author2 = Greenfield, D. | name-list-style = amp | title = Plectrypops lima | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2016 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2016 | url = https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/67899991/115440924 | access-date = 5 September 2021}}

| genus = Plectrypops

| species = lima

| authority = (Valenciennes, 1831)

| synonyms =

Myripistis lima Valenciennes, 1831

Holtrachys lima Valenciennes, 1831

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Plectrypops lima, the shy soldier, is a species of soldierfish from the genus Plectrypops. It can be found in the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to Chile, north to Japan and the Ogasawara Islands.{{Cite web|title=Plectrypops lima country list|url=https://www.fishbase.de/Country/CountryList.php?ID=12893&GenusName=Plectrypops&SpeciesName=lima|access-date=2021-09-05|website=www.fishbase.de}} It is an uncommon inhabitant of reefs. During the day, it hides in deep crevices and comes out at night. It is solitary and cryptic. It feeds on small crustaceans, crustacean larvae and small fishes.{{Cite web|title=Plectrypops lima|url=https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Plectrypops-lima.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=www.fishbase.de}}