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Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

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Common along surge-swept reef fronts and submarine terraces to a depth of about 11 m. Usually seen hiding among branches of live corals (Stylophora mordax, Pocillopora elegans, P. eydouxi, or P. verrucosa). Retreats deep into the coral when approached (Ref. 9710). Oviparous, monogamous (Ref. 52884). Highly priced aquarium fish, requires well-oxygenated water and fades in captivity (Ref. 37816).

Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=2334&speccode=13770

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Distribution

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Pacific Ocean: Ryukyu Islands to the Line Islands and Mangaréva, south to the Great Barrier Reef and the Austral Islands; Caroline, Mariana, and the Wake islands in Micronesia.

Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1602&speccode=4306

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Physical Description

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 7

Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1602&speccode=4306

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Size

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Maximum size: 90 mm TL

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Max. size

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9.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 559))

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino 1984 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=559&speccode=7

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Ecology

Habitat

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Depth range based on 11 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 11 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0.61 - 7.625
  Temperature range (°C): 27.506 - 28.340
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.039 - 0.309
  Salinity (PPS): 34.670 - 36.148
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.555 - 4.651
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.087 - 0.301
  Silicate (umol/l): 1.201 - 1.386

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Depth range (m): 0.61 - 7.625

Temperature range (°C): 27.506 - 28.340

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.039 - 0.309

Salinity (PPS): 34.670 - 36.148

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.555 - 4.651

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.087 - 0.301

Silicate (umol/l): 1.201 - 1.386

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Depth: 1 - 10m.
From 1 to 10 meters.

Habitat: reef-associated. Common along surge-swept reef fronts and submarine terraces to a depth of about 11 m. Usually seen hiding among branches of live corals (@Stylophora mordax@, @Pocillopora elegan@, @P. eydouxi@, or @P. verrucosa@). Retreats deep into the coral when approached (Ref. 9710).

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Environment

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reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 10 m (Ref. 9710)

Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770

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Trophic Strategy

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Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154).

Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9137&speccode=4599

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Life History and Behavior

Life Cycle

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Pelagic spawners.

Sadovy, Y. and T.J. Donaldson 1995 Sexual pattern of Neocirrhites armatus (Cirrhitidae) with notes on other hawkfish species. Environ. Biol. Fish. 42(2):143-150. (Ref. 31569) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31569&speccode=5445

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Neocirrhites armatus

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 10 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

TZAIB501-06|HLC-13124|Neocirrhites armatus| ------------------------------------------CTCTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGGGCTGGAATAGTCGGCACAGCTCTT---AGCTTGCTCATTCGGGCAGAACTTAGCCAACCTGGCGCCCTCCTTGGAGAC---GACCAGATCTATAATGTAATCGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTTGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGGGGTTTCGGGAATTGACTAATCCCCCTAATG---ATTGGAGCCCCTGACATGGCTTTCCCACGAATGAACAACATAAGCTTCTGGCTACTTCCTCCCTCCTTCCTCCTCCTTCTAGCATCTTCCGGAGTTGAAGCTGGGGCAGGGACTGGCTGAACTGTCTACCCACCCCTAGCCGGCAACCTAGCCCATGCGGGAGCATCCGTAGACTTA---ACTATTTTCTCGCTTCATCTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCCATCCTTGGGGCCATTAACTTTATTACAACTATCGTTAACATGAAACCTCCTGCCATCTCCCAATACCAAACCCCTCTATTTGTGTGGGCCGTACTAATCACTGCAGTCCTTCTTCTTCTTTCCCTGCCTGTCCTTGCCGCT---GGTATTACAATGCTCCTAACAGACCGAAACCTAAATACCACATTTTTCGACCCTGCAGGAGGAGGTGATCCTATTCTTTATCAACACCTG-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Neocirrhites armatus

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 10
Species: 11
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Threats

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Not Evaluated

IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073

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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

Importance

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aquarium: commercial

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4537&speccode=1255

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Wikipedia

Neocirrhites armatus

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Neocirrhites armatus is a hawkfish from the Pacific Ocean, approximately 9 cm (3.5 inches) in length. Its brilliant color (bright red with black dorsal markings) and alert demeanor means that it occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. Flame hawkfish lack a swim bladder (as do most hawkfishes) and are perchers and bottom-dwellers, living on and about coral heads and stony reefs.

References

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Neocirrhites armatus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.

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