Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 18 - 20 m (Ref. 27020). Tropical
Eastern Central Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea, Equatorial Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27020)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17; Vertebrae: 26. No dermal flap or small tentacle dorsally on eye. A large pore in midinterorbital space close to the edge of the orbit; a smaller median pore posteriorly in interorbital space. Tubular anterior nostril when laid back not reaching posterior nostril; when extended forward, near front of snout and moderately long, though not reaching front edge of upper lip. .A single, incomplete lateral line. Longitudinal scale series about 48.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Described from a single specimen taken off Annobon, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa (Ref. 27020).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and C.C. Baldwin, 1997. Revision of the serranid fishes of the subtribe Pseudogrammina, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (26):56 p. (Ref. 27020)
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 = 0.5001 [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): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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