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Grammistidae (Soapfishes)
Etymology: Rypticus: Greek, ryptikos, -e, -on = easy to wash (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Eustache Antoine Francois Joseph Louis Borno (1865–1942) was a Haitian politician who served as President of Haiti (1922–1930) during the period of the American occupation. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Beebe & Tee-Van.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: scattered localities.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35963)
Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17; Vertebrae: 24. Typically with two dorsal spines, usually three preopercular spines, large dark-brown rounded spots on anterior portion of body, pores along ventral surface of lower jaw and posterior margin of preopercular large and simple (Ref. 35963).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 5521).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Guimarães, R.Z.P., 1999. Revision, phylogeny and comments on biogeography of soapfishes of the genus Rypticus (Teleostei: Serranidae). Bull. Mar. Sci. 65(2):337-279. (Ref. 35963)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00443 - 0.02975), b=3.06 (2.84 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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