Blackfin soapfish
📖 Overview
Little is known about this shy and secretive species. It lies motionless, often on its side, hidden in dark recesses on rocky reefs and along walls during the day. Actively hunts at night, preying on small fish .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 28; Anal soft rays: 14 - 18; Vertebrae: 24. Sides of body heavily marked with well-defined cream spots on dark background, extending onto head, cheeks and median fins; larger spots frequently ocellated; belly with articulated pattern, cream stripe on nape; dark band running laterally from lips to eye and continuing posteriorly to blend into background anterior to dorsal fin. Body and head, excluding lips and maxillary, with embedded scales. Dorsal spines 2 (rarely 3). Lower jaw not much projecting, lacking fleshy protuberance. Juvenile and adult with 4 large, distinct oval pores along preopercular margin and 4 pairs on ventral surface of lower jaw, except in > 6.5 cm SL specimens, most posterior pair may be divided into a few smaller pores .: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackfin soapfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 60 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blackfin Soapfish · twice-spotted soapfish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix sabó del Pacífic |
| 🌍CES | kanic černoploutvý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sortfinnet sæbefisk |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-sabão-do-golfo |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Jabonero Negrillo · Jabonero Negro · Jabonero de Aleta Negra · Jabón · Negrillo · jabonero doble punteado |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 黑翅皂鱸 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promicropterus decoratus | Gill | 1863 | Synonym |
| Rhypticus maculatus | Gill | 1862 | Heterotypic |
| Rhypticus nigripinnis | Gill | 1861 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 73 records indexed .
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