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Labridae (Wrasses) > Hypsigenyinae
Etymology: toretore: Name 'toretore' from the Tahitian word meaning 'striped', in reference ot the body color pattern of the new species. A noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 120 - 140 m (Ref. 131303). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Frech Polynesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131303)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 28. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 43-44 scaled rows in longitudinal series; 42 pored lateral-line scales; 5 + 10 gill rakers; 10 scale rows below lateral line; a relatively long snout (snout length 9.6-9.7% SL); 8 posterior branches on the main supratemporal sensory canal, and a coloration consisting of a yellow caudal fin, and a wide, red, mid-lateral stripe with no blotching, the space above which is white anteriorly, becoming yellow from beneath the dorsal fin to the caudal peduncle. (Ref. 131303).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shepherd, B., H.T. Pinheiro, T.A.Y. Phelps, G. Siu and L.A. Rocha, 2023. Terelabrus toretore sp. nov. (Perciformes: Labridae), a new species of striped hogfish from Tahiti, with range extensions for two congeners. Zool. Stud. 62(8):1-13. (Ref. 131303)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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