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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.
Eponymy: Daniela Basili is the third author’s wife. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 121 - 129 m (Ref. 114923). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114923)
Short description
Identification keys | 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).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
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: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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