Pinecone soldierfish
📖 Overview
Occur in reef flats and shallow lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic in or near crevices and caves . Mainly nocturnal. Feed mainly on plankton such as crab larvae . Secretive, hovering under ledges and in caves . Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14. This species is distinguished by the following characters: robust and compressed body with big eyes; lower jaw with one pair of tooth patches at front of lower jaw just outside of gape; lower jaw of adults slightly projecting when mouth closed; gill rakers on first gill arch 11-15 (modally 13) on upper limb, total 36-44 (modally 39); lateral line scales 27-32 (modally 29); lower half to ¾ of axil of pectoral fins with small scales; interorbital space broad, its width 3.65- 4.4 times in head length. Colour of body red to dusky red, the edges of scales reddish brown; opercular membrane dark brown to black to about level of middle of eye; axil of pectoral fins dark brown to black; spinous dorsal fin light red on basal two-thirds, bright red on outer third; leading edges of soft dorsal, anal, caudal, and pelvic fins white .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pinecone soldierfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Pinecone soldierfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 50 m . Tropical; 30°N - 35°S East Africa to Oceania.
🌿 Ecology
plankton such as crab larvae (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Big-eye Soldierfish · Blotcheye Soldier · Blotcheye Soldierfish, Pinecone soldierfish · Crimson Soldierfish · Crimson Squirrel-fish · Crimson Squirrelfish · Red Soldierfish · blacktipped soldierfish · blotcheye soldierfish · pinecone soldierfish · red squirrelfish · small-eyed squirrelfish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix soldat comú |
| 🌍CES | pruhatec okatý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Storøjet soldaterfisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Weißsaum-Soldatenfisch |
| 🇫🇷French | Cardinal Gros Ecailles · Lion Gros Yeux · Marignan Pomme de zpin · Marignan pomme de pin · Marignan pomme de pin, Soldat à œillères · Marignan à oeillères · Myripristis à oeillères · Poisson-soldat à œillères · Soldat à œillères |
| 🌍HEB | אדמון שחור-עין · ברקניים |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce scoiattolo cremisi · Pesce scoiattolo viola · Pesce soldato viola · pesce soldato cremisi |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Yogorematsukasa · ヨゴレマツカサ |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Rode Soldatenvis |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Soldado-pinhão |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Большеглазая рыба-солдат · Мурджан |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Candil carmesí · Candil piñon |
| 🌍TAH | 'i'ihi, 'i'ihi nato |
| 🌍THA | ปลาข้าวเม่าน้ำลึกขอบขาว |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 厚殼仔 · 大目仔 · 瀾公妾 · 白边锯鳞鱼 · 白邊鋸鱗魚 · 赤松毬 · 赤鋸鱗魚 · 金鱗甲 · 鐵甲 · 鐵甲兵 · 鐵線婆 |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 54 records indexed .
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