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Symphysanodontidae (Slopefishes)
Etymology: Symphysanodon: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, physis = growth body form + Greek, odous = teeth; related to few teeth which are located over the area where the two jaws meet (Ref. 45335); pitondelafournaisei: Named for the Piton de la Fournaise eruption.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Reunion Island.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84232)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Quéro, J.-C., J, Spitz and J.-J. Vayne, 2009. Symphysanodon pitondelafournaisei: une nouvelle espèce de Symphysanodontidae (Perciformes) de l'Île de La Réunion (France, Océan Indien). [Symphysanodon pitondelafournaisei: a new species of Symphysanodontidae (Perciformes) from Reunion I. (France, Indian Ocean).] Cybium 33(1):73-77. (Ref. 84232)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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