Scientific Name
Pristilepis oligolepis

Common Name
Spinyface soldier

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Reddish orange in color, each scale with white spot forming longitudinal white lines (Ref. 4201).

Classification

Classified By

Whitley, 1941

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Sawbellies (Beryciformes)

Family

Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes (Holocentridae)

Distribution

Region

Indian Ocean

Distribution

Indian Ocean: Reunion and Western Australia. Pacific Ocean: Japan, Lord Howe, Hawaiian, Kermadec (Ref. 8879) and Easter islands.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

14 m

Depth To - meters

220 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 14 - 220 m (Ref. 4201)

Trophic Level

3.99 s.e. 0.66 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

30.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated