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Grammistidae (Soapfishes)
Eponymy: R N Drummond Sutton may have been the author’s teacher, as he states that this is the person “who guided my early steps in science.” (By the time of Smith’s description, he was the ‘late’ R N Drummond Sutton) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 61 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27020)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 19 - 22; Vertebrae: 26 - 28. Body and median fins of live specimens dark red; mottled with dark brown ; head dark red to reddish gray, lower half abruptly paler. No distinct dark spot or ocellus on opercle. No dermal flap or small tentacle dorsally on eye. One large pore in interorbital space on each side close to the edge of the orbit; a small median pore posteriorly in interorbital space. Tubular anterior nostril long, on edge of snout at the base of the upper lip; when laid back reaching or nearly reaching the posterior nostril; when bent forward, extending to front of upper lip. Scales without projecting ctenii on posterior edge. Longitudinal scale series 52-56.
Benthic in coral (Ref. 58302). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874. Cryptic (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and C.C. Baldwin, 1997. Revision of the serranid fishes of the subtribe Pseudogrammina, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (26):56 p. (Ref. 27020)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 28.9, mean 27.4 °C (based on 376 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00427 (0.00166 - 0.01096), b=3.17 (2.94 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
