| Family: |
Grammistidae (Soapfishes) |
| Max. size: |
6.75 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific with a disjunct east-west distribution, also antitropical except in the Marquesas. Southwestern Indian Ocean population currently known only from Agalega Islands, Mauritius and Reunion. Central Pacific population present from Ogasawara, Johnston, Hawaii, Marquesas, Australs, Tonga and Vanuatu. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-21; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 16-18; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: modally 21 segmented dorsal-fin rays; modally 17 segmented anal fin rays; with a relatively long LL (1.6-1.9, mean = 1.8) in SL; relatively well-developed scalation on the interorbital, suborbital and dentary; head length 2.4-2.7 in SL, peduncle depth 3.2-4.0 in HL (Ref. 116906) |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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