Cardinal soldierfish (Plectrypops retrospinis) fish species and information / pictures of Cardinal soldierfish - Plectrypops retrospinis

Cardinal soldierfish (Plectrypops retrospinis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Plectrypops retrospinis

Common Name
Cardinal soldierfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 11. Small, chunky squirrelfish without a preopercular spine. Circumorbital bones have slender spines, those below eye forward-pointing (Ref. 26938). Body brilliant orangish red, fins somewhat paler. Spines near angle of preopercle somewhat enlarged. Soft dorsal, caudal and anal fins unscaled, their lobes broadly rounded (Ref. 7251).

Classification

Classified By

Guichenot, 1853

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Sawbellies (Beryciformes)

Family

Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes (Holocentridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Bermuda (Ref. 9710), southern Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to northern South America.

Range

- 24°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

22 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 22 m (Ref. 40101)

Trophic Level

3.28 s.e. 0.46 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

15.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (12 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