Whitley's splitfin (Luzonichthys whitleyi)

Scientific name: Luzonichthys whitleyi Smith, 1955

Whitley's splitfin (Luzonichthys whitleyi)

The Whitley's splitfin (Luzonichthys whitleyi) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean; Line, Phoenix, and Loyalty islands in central Pacific.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Differs from L. waitei by having smaller scales and from L. earlei and L. waitei by having a deeper body depth and slightly different coloration.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Luzonichthys whitleyi
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - ? m, usually 0 - 200 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean; Line, Phoenix, and Loyalty islands in central Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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