Socorran soapfish (Rypticus courtenayi)

Scientific name: Rypticus courtenayi McCarthy, 1979

Socorran soapfish (Rypticus courtenayi)

The Socorran soapfish (Rypticus courtenayi) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17; Vertebrae: 24. Body, excluding cheeks, with small, well-defined cream spots on dark background, concentrated in the anterodorsal field; spotting relatively sparse, usually lacking on median fins. Body and head, excluding lips with embedded scales; posterior limb of maxillary scaled. Dorsal spines 2 (rarely 3). Lower jaw only slightly projecting, sometimes with fleshy protuberance. In > 6.5 cm SL specimens, there are numerous, small pores in patches along the ventral surface of lower jaw; those along margin of preopercle confined to patches.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rypticus courtenayi
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.0
Depth range
6–11 m (20–36 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 11 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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