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Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Myripristinae
Etymology: Ostichthys: Greek,osteon = bone + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); spiniger: Named for it being spiny; masculine form of an adjective.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 180 - 181 m (Ref. 121787). Tropical
Distribution
Territoires | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Carte par point | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 121787)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 13; Épines anales: 4; Rayons mous anaux: 10. This species is distinguished by the following characters: scales above lateral line to mid-base of spinous portion of dorsal fin 3 1/2; half-scale not present anterior to first lateral-line scale; head dorsal profile nearly uniformly convex; anterior end of each nasal bone has a sharp, forwardly directed spine; with a strong spine at corner of preopercle, significantly larger than other serrations; pectoral-fin rays 17; lateral-line scales 29; gill rakers 8 + 13; the last dorsal-fin spine is shorter than penultimate spine; body depth 2.2 in SL; HL 2.4 in SL; very short snout, 6.6 in HL; least depth of caudal peduncle 4.9 in HL. Colour when fresh: silvery head and body, re dorsally with upper sides of body red with silver spots; red eye with black pupil; rose coloured vertical fins and caudal fin; translucent fins (Ref. 121787).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Fricke, R., 2017. Ostichthys spiniger, a new species of soldierfsh from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacifc Ocean (Teleostei: Holocentridae). Ichthyol. Re. 65:127-133. (Ref. 121787)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00692 - 0.04567), b=3.02 (2.79 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.4 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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