Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Adults inhabit reef, weed, and rubble areas on shallow coral reefs (Ref. 43248, 48637), commonly found in seagrasses (Ref. 58881). Major food items include amphipods, polychaetes and molluscs (Ref. 58881). Oviparous (Ref. 205).
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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)
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Distribution
Distribution
Kenya
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Grove, S.J., M.C. Little & P.J. Reay (1986). Tudor Creek Mombasa: the early life-history stages of fish and prawns 1985. Report of Overseas Development Administration Research Project R3888
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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New South Wales (Australia). Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
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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)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 30; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 26 - 29
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
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Size
Max. size
12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 43248))
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Hutchins, J.B. 2001 Monacanthidae. Filefishes (leatherjackets). p. 3929-3947. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 22 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 17 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.61 - 23
Temperature range (°C): 27.630 - 28.973
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.049 - 0.288
Salinity (PPS): 33.532 - 34.788
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.509 - 4.591
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.085 - 0.226
Silicate (umol/l): 0.882 - 1.579
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.61 - 23
Temperature range (°C): 27.630 - 28.973
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.049 - 0.288
Salinity (PPS): 33.532 - 34.788
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.509 - 4.591
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.085 - 0.226
Silicate (umol/l): 0.882 - 1.579
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 17 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.61 - 23
Temperature range (°C): 27.630 - 28.973
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.049 - 0.288
Salinity (PPS): 33.532 - 34.788
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.509 - 4.591
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.085 - 0.226
Silicate (umol/l): 0.882 - 1.579
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.61 - 23
Temperature range (°C): 27.630 - 28.973
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.049 - 0.288
Salinity (PPS): 33.532 - 34.788
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.509 - 4.591
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.085 - 0.226
Silicate (umol/l): 0.882 - 1.579
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Environment
reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 2 - 15 m (Ref. 48637)
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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893. (Ref. 48637)
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Trophic Strategy
Adults inhabit sand and seagrass areas of protected lagoon reefs (Ref. 37816). Larval forms occur in mangrove waters (Ref. 43081). Major food items include amphipods, seaweeds, seagrasses, polychaetes and molluscs (Ref. 58881).
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Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=37816&speccode=4307
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Acreichthys tomentosus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 2 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.
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There are 2 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.
GBGC6299-09|NC_011950|Acreichthys tomentosus| ACCCGTTGACTCTTTTCAACCAATCACAAAGATATCGGCACCCTTTATATGATTTTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGAACTGCCTTG---AGCCTTCTAATCCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAGCCCGGCGCTCTTCTTGGAGAC---GACCAGATTTATAATGTAATCGTAACAGCTCATGCTTTCGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGTGGGTTTGGAAACTGACTGATCCCCCTAATA---ATCGGAGCCCCTGACATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAACAACATGAGCTTCTGACTTCTTCCTCCATCCTTCTTGCTCTTACTTGCATCCTCAGGGGTCGAAGCTGGGGCCGGTACCGGATGAACTGTTTACCCTCCCCTTGCAGGCAATCTCGCACATGCAGGAGCATCTGTAGACCTG---ACAATTTTTTCACTCCACTTGGCTGGTATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTACCACCATTATTAACATGAAGCCTCCCGCTATTTCTCAATATCAAACACCCTTATTTGTATGAGCTGTTCTTATTACCGCCGTTCTACTTCTACTCTCACTACCCGTTCTCGCCGCA---GGAATCACTATACTTTTAACCGATCGAAATTTAAATACTACATTCTTTGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGTGACCCCATTCTGTACCAACACTTATTCTGATTCTTTGGACACCCTGAAGTGTATATTCTTATTTTACCGGGCTTTGGGATGATTTCGCATATTGTAGCATACTACTCAGGTAAAAAA---GAACCTTTCGGTTACATGGGCATGGTGTGAGCAATAATGGCCATTGGCCTCCTTGGTTTTATTGTCTGAGCTCACCACATGTTTACAGTGGGCATGG
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Acreichthys tomentosus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Species: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 2
Species: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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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
fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
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De Bruin, G.H.P., B.C. Russell and A. Bogusch 1995 FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The marine fishery resources of Sri Lanka. Rome, FAO. 400 p. (Ref. 11298)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=11298&speccode=11740
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Kuiter, R.H. 1992 Tropical reef-fishes of the western Pacific Indonesia and adjacent waters. Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta. 314 p. (Ref. 8631)
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