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Grammistidae (Soapfishes)
Etymology: Pseudogramma: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, gramma = letter, signal (Ref. 45335); galzini: Named for René Galzin, who has spent his career working on fish ecology in French Polynesia.
Eponymy: Dr René Galzin (d: 1950) is Professor and Director of Studies at École Practique des Hautes Études at the Sorbonne, France. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 116906). Subtropical
Distribution
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Southeastern Pacific: French Polynesia and Tuamotus.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116906); 3.1 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 22; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18; Vertebrae: 25 - 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: dorsal fin usually with 21-22 segmented rays; anal-fin modally with 17 segmented rays; relatively long lateral line,1.6-1.9 (mean=1.8) in SL; relatively well-developed scalation on the interorbital, suborbital and dentary; head length 2.4-2.6 in SL; peduncle depth 3.3-4.0 in HL (Ref. 116906).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Williams, J.T. and J. Viviani, 2016. <>iPseudogramma polyacantha complex (Serranidae, tribe Grammistini): DNA barcoding results lead to the discovery of three cryptic species, including two new species from French Polynesia. Zootaxa 4111(3):246-260. (Ref. 116906)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00443 - 0.02975), b=3.06 (2.84 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
