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Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Myripristinae
Etymology: Ostichthys: Greek,osteon = bone + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); daniela: Named for Daniela Basili, wife of Psomadakis; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 121 - 129 m (Ref. 114923). Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Indian Ocean: Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114923)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13;
Anal
spines: 4;
Anal
soft rays: 11. This species is distinguished by the following characters: 3½ scales above lateral line to middle of spinous portion of dorsal fin; anterior nasal bone no spine extending beyond median upper lip; corner of preoperculum without spine; lateral-line scales 28; height of suborbital bone below center of eye about 1/3 of eye diameter; the last dorsal-fin spine is shorter than penultimate spine; pectoral-fin rays 16; lower gill rakers 13 including rudiments; opercular scale rows 5; dorsal profile of head sloping, distance from lower edge of maxilla to top of eye 2.2 in HL; length of caudal peduncle 8.3% SL; colour when fresh mostly carmine red with white lines running along centers of scales along length of body (Ref. 114923).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Greenfield, D.W., J.E. Randall and P.N. Psomadakis, 2017. A review of the soldierfish genus Ostichthys (Beryciformes: Holocentridae), with descriptions of two new species in Myanmar. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 26:1-33. (Ref. 114923)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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