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Synanceiidae (Stonefishes) > Choridactylinae
Etymology: Choridactylus: Greek, choris = separately + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335); striatus: Named for the stripes on the body ('striatus' = striped).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 26 - 33 m (Ref. 41473). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41473)
Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 27. Head, body and fins dark; sides of the body with numerous narrow light contrasting longitudinal strips, running to the dorsal and caudal fins. Pectoral fin with no long, threadlike upper ray; inner side is dark, without the large light longitudinal patches on the central part of the fin and has no alternating dark and light longitudinal strips (Ref. 41472).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mandrytsa, S.A., 1993. Two new species from the genera Choridactylus and Minous from the Gulf of Aden (Scorpaeniformes, Synanceiidae). J. Ichthyol. 33(5):136-142. (Ref. 41473)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.7 - 27.1, mean 26.3 °C (based on 9 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).