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Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Myripristinae
Etymology: Myripristis: Greek, myros, -ou = male of morey eel + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Loren P Woods (1914–1979) was Curator, Department of Ichthyology (1941–1978), Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, where he worked (1938–1978), broken only by service in WW2 in the US Navy (1943–1946). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Greenfield.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 2 - 20 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 26°N - 24°S
Pacific Ocean: islands of Oceania except Hawaii, Easter Island, Pitcairn Group or islands off the Plate such as Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. Also Caroline Islands to the Line Islands (Kiribati); north to Bonin and Marcus Islands; south to Samoa and Tuamoto Islands, including Micronesia (Ref. 1602).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 89972)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 13 - 14; Épines anales: 4; Rayons mous anaux: 10 - 13. This species is the only Micronesian large-scaled Myripristis that lacks scales on its inner pectoral axil. It also differs by having a white spot on the upper inner pectoral axil and combination of dark red (versus black) opercular membrane, dark red or purple pectoral axil, distinct white ring around the iris, an white anterior margins of its pelvic an soft rayed fins.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Commonly found on exposed outer-reef areas; often at low islands and atolls than high islands (Ref. 12419). Feeds on zooplanktons (Ref. 89972).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 25.7 - 29.4, mean 28.3 °C (based on 1027 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02512 (0.01502 - 0.04202), b=2.97 (2.83 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 67.2 [30.9, 196.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.703 [0.290, 1.430] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.5, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.061, 0.337] g/100g; Selenium = 28.7 [17.0, 52.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 72 [27, 188] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.36 [0.89, 2.08] mg/100g (wet weight);