Rypticus
bicolor
Valenciennes, 1846
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Family:
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Serranidae
(Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets), subfamily: Grammistinae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Mottled soapfish |
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Max. size:
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28.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5227) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 – 68 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Eastern Pacific: Baja California to Peru, including the Galapagos and other offshore islands.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 3 - 3;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 23 - 26;
Anal
soft rays: 16 – 18;
Vertebrae: 24. Sides of body, excluding cheeks, mottled with cream to pale-brown blotches on dark background, reaching onto bases of median fins; blotches are poorly-defined and often coalescing. Body and head, excluding lips and maxillary, with embedded scales. Dorsal spines 3 (rarely 2). Lower jaw projecting, with prominent fleshy protuberance. Numerous, small pores, in patches, along ventral surface of lower jaw and on the free-edge of preopercle in > 6.5 cm SL specimens (Ref. 40934).
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Biology: |
Lives in rocky reefs, sheltering in caves and crevices but also encountered in the open (Ref. 11482). Lies motionless, often on its side, hidden in dark recesses. Actively hunts at night, preying on small fish (Ref. 5227).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Heemstra, Phillip C.
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