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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Labridae (Wrasses) > Xyrichtyinae
Etymology: Iniistius: Latin, in = in + Greek, istion = sail; bakunawa: Species epithet named after 'Bakunawa', a serpentine figure in Visayan mythology believed to have caused an eclipse by devouring the moon (Ref. 129132).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 54 - 57 m (Ref. 129132). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Philippines & western Australia
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 129132)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 7 horizontal rows of scales on cheek; GR: 4-6 + 8-11 = 12-17; gill rakers short, bearing teeth; and tubed lateral line scales 23-26; 2 scales dorsoanteriorly on opercle. Colouration: Head and body pale yellowish to jade green with a large black and white concentric ellipsoid ocellus on the posteriormost edge of its dorsal fin.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Sorgon, K.E.S., Y.-K. Tea, J.C. Meren and C.L. Nañola Jr., 2023. Iniistius bakunawa, a new species of razor wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Philippines and Western Australia. Raffles Bull. Zool. 71:511-519. (Ref. 129132)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).