| Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes), subfamily: Holocentrinae |
| 7.9 cm SL (female) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range - 49 m |
| Eastern Central Pacific: Pitcairn. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-15; Anal spines: 4-4; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 27-27. The slender, slightly compressed body is probably mainly, if not entirely, red in life; 5 rows of oblique scales on cheek; body slender, the depth 3.1 in SL; head length (HL) 2.55 in SL; very large eye, 2.6 in HL; very narrow suborbital shelf; anterior end of the nasal bone is rounded; moderately large nasal fossa spineless; surface or medial edge of the nasal bone spineless; third dorsal spine longest, 2.2 in HL; spinous and soft portions of dorsal fin completely separated; third anal spine 1.35 in HL; pointed caudal fin lobes (Ref. 27370). |
| The species may penetrate deeper water (suggested by the large eyes); the 49 m depth could be near the upper limit of its depth range (Ref. 27370). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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