Rypticus
courtenayi
McCarthy, 1979
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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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Socorran soapfish |
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Max. size:
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19.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40934) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 – 11 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: Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 2 - 2;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 23 - 26;
Anal
soft rays: 15 – 17;
Vertebrae: 24. Body, excluding cheeks, with small, well-defined cream spots on dark background, concentrated in the anterodorsal field; spotting relatively sparse, usually lacking on median fins. Body and head, excluding lips with embedded scales; posterior limb of maxillary scaled. Dorsal spines 2 (rarely 3). Lower jaw only slightly projecting, sometimes with fleshy protuberance. In > 6.5 cm SL specimens, there are numerous, small pores in patches along the ventral surface of lower jaw; those along margin of preopercle confined to patches (Ref. 40934).
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Biology: |
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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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