Cardinal soldierfish (Plectrypops retrospinis)

Scientific name: Plectrypops retrospinis Guichenot, 1853

Cardinal soldierfish (Plectrypops retrospinis)

The Cardinal soldierfish (Plectrypops retrospinis) is a marine fish of the family Holocentridae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to northern South America.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 11. Small, chunky squirrelfish without a preopercular spine. Circumorbital bones have slender spines, those below eye forward-pointing. Body brilliant orangish red, fins somewhat paler. Spines near angle of preopercle somewhat enlarged. Soft dorsal, caudal and anal fins unscaled, their lobes broadly rounded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectrypops retrospinis
Family
Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes)
Order
Beryciformes (Sawbellies)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
22 m (72 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 22 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to northern South America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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