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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs in lagoons, channels, and semi-protected seaward reefs rich in corals. Relatively common near arborescent Acropora or layered Porites rus corals. Feeds on plankton such as crab larvae. Marketed fresh (Ref. 3418).
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Randall, J.E. and D.W. Greenfield 1996 Revision of the Indo-Pacific holocentrid fishes of the genus Myripristis, with descriptions of three new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (25):61 p. (Ref. 12419)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=12419&speccode=12596
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Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands; throughout Micronesia.
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Chagos, Somalia, South Africa (country)
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Analspines: 4; Analsoft rays: 12 - 14
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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
Max. size
35.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635))
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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 302 p. (Ref. 48635)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=48635&speccode=11113
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Diagnostic Description
Distinctive combination consisting of a silvery-violet sheen, orange tips on the fins, and a dark orange-red opercular bar.
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth: 4 - 25m.
From 4 to 25 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
From 4 to 25 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 25 m (Ref. 1602)
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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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Depth range based on 128 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 89 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 25.709 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 2.517
Salinity (PPS): 33.507 - 36.148
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.338 - 4.806
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.071 - 0.495
Silicate (umol/l): 0.721 - 4.752
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 25.709 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 2.517
Salinity (PPS): 33.507 - 36.148
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.338 - 4.806
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.071 - 0.495
Silicate (umol/l): 0.721 - 4.752
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 89 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 25.709 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 2.517
Salinity (PPS): 33.507 - 36.148
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.338 - 4.806
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.071 - 0.495
Silicate (umol/l): 0.721 - 4.752
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 25.709 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 2.517
Salinity (PPS): 33.507 - 36.148
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.338 - 4.806
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.071 - 0.495
Silicate (umol/l): 0.721 - 4.752
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Trophic Strategy
Found in inshore waters. Nocturnal species (Ref. 75154).
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Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg 1960 Ecological relationships of the fish fauna on coral reefs of the Marshall Islands. Ecol. Monogr. 30(1):65-127. (Ref. 275)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=275&speccode=4738
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Myripristis violacea
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 4 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 4 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.
CCTCTACTTAGTATTTGGCGCCTGAGCCGGGATGGTCGGCACCGCTCTAAGCCTTCTCATTCGAGCTGAGCTTAGCCAACCCGGAGCACTTCTGGGCGACGACCAGATTTATAACGTAATCGTTACGGCACACGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATCATGATCGGAGGTTTCGGAAACTGACTTATTCCCCTAATGATCGGCGCCCCCGACATGGCATTCCCTCGAATAAACAACATGAGCTTCTGACTACTCCCTCCTTCCTTCCTACTCCTCCTGGCCTCATCAGGGGTAGAAGCCGGAGCCGGAACAGGATGAACTGTATACCCGCCTCTAGCAGGAAACCTAGCCCACGCAGGGGCTTCCGTTGATCTCACCATCTTCTCACTTCACCTAGCAGGTATCTCCTCAATTCTAGGGGCTATCAACTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATGAAACCTCCAGCCATCTCTCAATACCAAACACCTCTGTTTGTTTGAGCTGTTCTAATTACGGCTGTCCTTCTTCTCCTTTCCCTCCCTGTCCTTGCTGCTGGCATCACTATGCTTCTAACTGACCGAAACCTAAACACTACCTTCTTCGACCCAGCTGGAGGTGGAGACCCAATCCTTTACCAACACCTG
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Myripristis violacea
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 25
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 25
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; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
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Randall, J.E. 1984 Holocentridae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3418)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3418&speccode=26201
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