| Family: |
Grammistidae (Soapfishes) |
| Max. size: |
19 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 11 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal soft rays: 15-17; Vertebrae: 24-24. Body, excluding cheeks, with small, well-defined cream spots on dark background, concentrated in the anterodorsal field; spotting relatively sparse, usually lacking on median fins. Body and head, excluding lips with embedded scales; posterior limb of maxillary scaled. Dorsal spines 2 (rarely 3). Lower jaw only slightly projecting, sometimes with fleshy protuberance. In > 6.5 cm SL specimens, there are numerous, small pores in patches along the ventral surface of lower jaw; those along margin of preopercle confined to patches (Ref. 40934). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 May 2008 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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