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Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Myripristinae
Etymology: Myripristis: Greek, myros, -ou = male of morey eel + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Castelnau.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 25 - 190 m (Ref. 117152), usually 25 - 52 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 25°S, 102°E - 130°W
Pacific Ocean: Indonesia and the Philippines to Hawaii and Ducie Islands; north to Ryukyu Islands and Marcus Islands throughout Micronesia.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 54980)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13 - 15; Espinas anales: 4; Radios blandos anales: 12 - 13. Fins are uniformly red and lack white leading edges or darker tips.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits reef flats and seaward slopes to depths of more than 52 m where it is found in groups in caves and under ledges (Ref. 1602). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds mainly on polychaetes, also on crab megalops, hermit crab larvae, and larvae of alpheid shrimps (Ref. 12419). Forms large schools in oceanic locations (Ref. 48635).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Randall, J.E. and D.W. Greenfield, 1996. Revision of the Indo-Pacific holocentrid fishes of the genus Myripristis, with descriptions of three new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (25):61 p. (Ref. 12419)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.5 - 28.7, mean 26.5 °C (based on 45 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02042 (0.01248 - 0.03339), b=3.08 (2.94 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.6 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 5.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 42.3 [20.2, 135.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.54 [0.23, 1.07] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.1, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.177 [0.072, 0.402] g/100g; Selenium = 37.8 [22.3, 68.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 120 [42, 322] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.31 [0.83, 1.98] mg/100g (wet weight);