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Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) > Grammistinae
Etymology: Rypticus: Greek, ryptikos, -e, -on = easy to wash (Ref. 45335). More on author: Beebe.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical, preferred ?
Western Central Atlantic: scattered localities.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35963)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 2 - 3;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 24-27;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 14 - 17;
Vertebrae: 24. Typically with two dorsal spines, usually three preopercular spines, large dark-brown rounded spots on anterior portion of body, pores along ventral surface of lower jaw and posterior margin of preopercular large and simple (Ref. 35963).
Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 5521).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Guimarães, R.Z.P., 1999. Revision, phylogeny and comments on biogeography of soapfishes of the genus Rypticus (Teleostei: Serranidae). Bull. Mar. Sci. 65(2):337-279. (Ref. 35963)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00445 - 0.02962), b=3.06 (2.84 - 3.28), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100) .