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Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Myripristinae
Etymology: Myripristis: Greek, myros, -ou = male of morey eel + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Jacobus is a latinization of James, and refers to the fish’s local name Frère-Jacques (Brother Jim) in Martinique, which is the type locality. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 0 - 210 m (Ref. 115215), usually 2 - 35 m (Ref. 40849). Subtropical; 37°N - 23°S, 98°W - 9°E
Western Atlantic: North Carolina (USA), Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; throughout the West Indies and the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 3724). Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121), Cape Verde, Principe, Ascension and St. Helena islands (Ref. 6537).
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5217); common length : 20.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5217)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 11; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 14; गुदा कांटा: 4; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 13 - 14. Soft dorsal and anal fins covered with scales (Ref. 13608). Dark brown vertical bar runs along gill opening to pectoral fin (Ref. 26938). Body deep, compressed and robust (Ref. 37108). Body reddish above, paling to silvery below. Spinous dorsal fin with red and white markings. Edges of all fins are white. Preopercular spine not prominent. Lobes of caudal, soft dorsal and anal fins pointed (Ref. 7251).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found from shallow coral reefs to offshore deeper waters (Ref. 3724). A nocturnal species aggregating around coral reefs and deeper rocky reefs (Ref. 3724). Feeds mainly on planktonic organisms (Ref. 3724). Occasionally found swimming upside down (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh but not popular as a food fish (Ref. 5217).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
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: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (संदर्भ
123201): 23.6 - 28, mean 26.6 °C (based on 652 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00808 - 0.02587), b=3.01 (2.85 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 39.6 [16.0, 105.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.697 [0.277, 1.494] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [17.9, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.284 [0.111, 0.698] g/100g; Selenium = 21.1 [10.5, 42.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.4 [14.1, 136.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.874 [0.531, 1.408] mg/100g (wet weight);
