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Etymology: Myripristis: Greek, myros, -ou = male of morey eel + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Greenfield.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 15 m (Ref. 12419). Subtropical
Pacific Ocean: Cook Islands (Ref. 34027), Tonga (Ref. 53797), Rapa, Pitcairn, and Easter Island.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.5 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 89467)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23 - 28.8, mean 26.6 °C (based on 720 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00881 - 0.04122), b=3.03 (2.85 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 57.5 [23.3, 152.4] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.12 [0.49, 2.08] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.8 [18.6, 21.0] % ; Omega3 = 0.234 [0.093, 0.565] g/100g ; Selenium = 19 [10, 37] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 32.1 [10.1, 101.6] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.06 [0.62, 1.85] mg/100g (wet weight);