Rapa Nui splitfin
📖 Overview
Collected from a rocky patch reef surrounded by a large sandy area at a depth of 83 m, using hand nets and transported alive to the surface in a perforated-plastic collecting jar .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X,16; A III,7; pectoral-fin rays 22; lateral-line scales 64; gill rakers 12+26; body moderately elongate, with depth 4.8 in SL; head length 3.6 in SL; snout 4.1 in HL; forked caudal fin forked without filaments, length 4.3 in SL; caudal-fin concavity 6.3 in SL; pectoral-fin length 4.0 in SL; pelvic-fin length 5.0 in SL. Colour when alive: body orange-red dorsally, silver-magenta ventrally, alternating magenta, red, and orange lines along sides of body; the dorsal fin yellow-orange with red-orange spots .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Rapa Nui splitfin is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 83 m . Tropical Southeast Pacific: Easter Island.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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