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Iniistius opalus Fukui, 2018

Opaline razorfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Xyrichtyinae
Etymology: Iniistius: Latin, in = in + Greek, istion = sail;  opalus: Name from Latin 'opalus' meaning opal, referring to the numerous spots on the body..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 64 m (Ref. 127939). Subtropical

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Indo-West Pacific: northern Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127939)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. This species can be distinguished from other congeners in having a broad band of small scale rows on the cheek; with a single small scale below the eye; the first two dorsal-fin spines are short, their length similar to those of other spines of dorsal fin; central gill-raker of lower limb of first gill arch with a single branch; greate body depth 33.5-39.2% SL; several small blotches on the anal-fin base; scale rows below lateral line 10; first upper limb of gill arch with four branches on central gill-raker; head length 32.9-36.0% (mean 34.3%); pre-pectoral-fin length 29.8-32.5% (31.2%); orbit diameter 6.1-7.3% (6.8%); postorbital length 14.9-18.4% (16.8%); small blotches on head (Ref. 127939).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Fukui, Y., 2018. Redescription of Iniistius jacksonensis (Ramsay 1881) and description of Iniistius opalus sp. nov. from northern Australia (Perciformes: Labridae). Ichthyol. Res. 66(2):258-268. (Ref. 127939)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00275 - 0.01660), b=3.05 (2.84 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).