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Labridae (Wrasses) > Cheilininae
Etymology: Oxycheilinus: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, cheilos = lip; samurai: Name samurai means Japanese warrior; referring to the reddish head and greenish nape of the species which is reminiscent of the reddish face and bluish shaved area on either side of the topknot in Japanese samurai; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 10 - 38 m (Ref. 116606). Tropical
Κατανομή
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Western Pacific: Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 116606)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: pectoral-fin rays 12; gill rakers 4 + 7-8, including rudiments; snout profile rounded, maximum circumference 49.8-63.5 % of SL; interorbital width 7.7-9.2 % of SL; caudal-peduncle depth 13.8-15.3 % of SL. Body colouration: with a blackish blotch below anterior portion of lateral-line anterior series; a large deep green smudge anterodorsally on body from nape to middle of dorsal-fin base in living or fresh adults; a dark-green blotch on basal membrane between first and second dorsal-fin spines; posterior margin of caudal fin is white, with a black or dark red area just before white posterior margin on caudal fin; poorly defined blackish blotches on the inner posterior surface of opercle in preserved specimens (Ref. 116606).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Fukui, Y., N. Muto and H. Motomura, 2017. A new species of labrid fish Oxycheilinus samurai from the western Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 64:212-220. (Ref. 116606)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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