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Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) >
Grammistidae (Soapfishes)
Etymology: Rypticus: Greek, ryptikos, -e, -on = easy to wash (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Eustache Antoine Francois Joseph Louis Borno (1865–1942) was a Haitian politician who served as President of Haiti (1922–1930) during the period of the American occupation. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Beebe & Tee-Van.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: scattered localities.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 35963)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 2 - 3; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 24 - 27; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 14 - 17; Vertebre: 24. Typically with two dorsal spines, usually three preopercular spines, large dark-brown rounded spots on anterior portion of body, pores along ventral surface of lower jaw and posterior margin of preopercular large and simple (Ref. 35963).
Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 5521).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Guimarães, R.Z.P., 1999. Revision, phylogeny and comments on biogeography of soapfishes of the genus Rypticus (Teleostei: Serranidae). Bull. Mar. Sci. 65(2):337-279. (Ref. 35963)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [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): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).