Maldives country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: MRS 211/88 (9.5 cm SL). SMF 22024 (5.75 cm SL). Also Ref. 33390.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lined soapfish, Skunkfish, Soapfish, ... more

Классификация / Names народные названия | синонимы | Catalog of Fishes(род, виды) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Grammistidae (Soapfishes)
Etymology: Grammistes: Greek, gramma, atos = signal, mark (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range экология

морской ассоциированный с рифами; пределы глубины 1 - 130 m (Ref. 37816), usually 1 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 32°N - 23°S

распространение страны | регионы FAO | Ecosystems | места находок | Point map | интродукции | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Marquesan and Mangaréva islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Zealand (Ref. 5755).

Size / Вес / Возраст

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 9710)

Краткое описание определительные ключи | морфология | морфометрия

колючие лучи спинного плавника (общее число) : 7; членистые (мягкие) лучи спинного плавника (общее число) : 13 - 14; колючие лучи анального плавника: 2; членистые (мягкие) лучи анального плавника: 9. Body dark brown with yellow stripes; small juveniles with spots, specimens up to 5 cm SL with 3 stripes, specimens at least 8 cm SL with 6 stripes, the number of stripes increases and may break into a series of dashes in large adults (Ref. 4326).

Inhabits coastal waters over corals and rocky substrates (Ref. 5213, 48635). Usually hides beneath ledges and small caves during the day (Ref. 4326, 48635). Small juveniles have only two white stripes, dividing with growth into numerous lines. The lines break-up into dashes and spots when adult (Ref. 48635). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 4821). Has toxin-producing glands in the dermis (Ref. 4326) which is extremely bitter to the taste (Ref. 11441). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | размножение | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | личинки

Основная ссылка Upload your references | ссылки | координатор | соавторы

Randall, J.E., 1986. Grammistidae. p. 537-538. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4326)

Статус Красного Списка МСОП (Ref. 130435)

Не вызывающий беспокойства (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 March 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)