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Triglidae (Searobins) > Triglinae
Etymology: Lepidotrigla: Greek, lepis, lepidos = scale + Greek, trigla, es = red mullet (Ref. 45335); robinsi: Named for C. Richard Robins (Maytag Professor of Ichthyology at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami).
Eponymy: Dr Charles Richard ‘Dick’ Robins (1928–2020) was an American systematic ichthyologist whom one etymology honoured as an ‘eelologist’; as well as a colleague, advisor and friend, for his contributions to the knowledge of fishes (including [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 110 - 146 m (Ref. 26892). Subtropical
Southwest Pacific: known only from the Kermadec Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26892)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18; Vertebrae: 34. This species is distinguished by the following characters: a prominent spiny projection of the
rostral process of the first infraorbital bone [type M of Richards (1992)]; short opercular spine, barely projecting to edge of opercular flap; moderate length of pectoral fin (30.9-38.2%SL), reaching anal fin origin; weakly attached scales, ctenoid above and immediately below lateral line (transforming cteni type of Roberts, 1993), grading to cycloid on the belly; scaled nape, naked breast and interpelvic area; lateral line scales 64-67, 3 to 5 scale rows above and 21 to 26 rows below the lateral line; D1 IX, D2 16-18; A16-18; 11 plus 3 free pectoral rays; 25-26 bucklers along base of dorsal fins; vertebrae 34 (precaudal 11, caudal 23); head length short (27.1-29.7%SL); interorbital width narrow (5.3-6.0%SL); gill rakers on first ceratobranchial 6-7 short (1.3-1.7%SL) (Ref. 26892).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Richards, W.J., 1997. A new species of Lepidotrigla (Pisces, Triglidae) from the Kermadec Islands of the South Pacific. Bull. Mar. Sci. 60(3):1050-1059. (Ref. 26892)
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
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
