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Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Myripristinae
Etymology: Corniger: Latin, cornus + horn + Latin, gero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 45 - 275 m (Ref. 7251). Tropical
Western Atlantic: South Carolina, USA to Cuba and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena (Ref. 5288). Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands (Ref. 94080).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 11. Body bright red, unstriped, darker above, with a dark, brownish red are below soft dorsal fin. Preopercle with large spine at angle and smaller stout spines below. Three large, backward-projecting spines below each eye (Ref. 7251).
Inhabits deep rocky slopes (Ref. 7251) and reefs (Ref. 51183).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.3 - 26, mean 20.2 °C (based on 158 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00680 - 0.04650), b=3.02 (2.79 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 181 [80, 1,268] mg/100g; Iron = 1.35 [0.59, 3.29] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [16.0, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.25 [0.09, 0.68] g/100g; Selenium = 81 [39, 175] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.5 [3.7, 45.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.18 [0.72, 1.94] mg/100g (wet weight);