White-edged lyretail
📖 Overview
A generally uncommon species that inhabits seaward reefs . Juveniles inshore on algae and soft coral reefs, usually swimming well above the substrate, looking much like a basslet . Solitary (Ref 90102) or found in small groups . Feeds on fishes. Of little interest to fisheries, because of its small size and rarity, but flesh is excellent. Caught with handline, traps, and spear .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body oblong, its depth 2.8-3.5 in SL; preopercle rounded, finely serrate, the lower edge fleshy; opercle with 3 flat spines; upper edge of operculum almost straight; rear nostrils not much bigger than anterior nostrils; front of jaws with a pair of large canine teeth; 1-3 large canines at midside of lower jaw; gill rakers of first gill arch 7-9 + 13-16 = 20-25 (including 4 to 7 rudiments on each limb); caudal fin lunate, the upper and lower lobes produced, about twice length of middle rays; pectoral-fin rays 17-19; lateral-line scales 66-76, in series 109-127. Colour of head, body and fins generally reddish with small irregular pale blue to pink spots; 3-4 diffuse pale saddle on back; broad caudal fin usually dusky, with narrow white posterior margin or edge (yellow in V. louti); juveniles similar in colour to adults, but with relatively fewer and larger pale blue or pink spots .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White-edged lyretail is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for White-edged lyretail is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for White-edged lyretail is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 200 m , usually 12 - 90 m . Tropical; 29°N - 26°S, 38°E - 171°W east coast of Africa (Zanzibar and Mafia Island, Tanzania) to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland, Australia.
🌿 Ecology
fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Lunar-tailed Grouper · Lyre-tail Cod · Lyre-tail Trout · Moontail Seabass · Painted Coral Trout · White-edged lyretail · Whitemargin Lyretail Grouper · lyretail trout · White-edged Lyre Tail |
| 🇫🇷French | Croissant queue blanche · Croissant queue blanche, Tire bourre · Tire Bourre |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Ojirobarahata · オジロバラハタ |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Mero Rabiblanco |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 4 records indexed .
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