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Diagnostic Description

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This species is distinguished by the following characters: scales above lateral line to midbase of spinous portion of dorsal fin 2½; D XII, soft rays modally 14, the last two dorsal-fin spines about equal in length or last slightly shorter; space between last dorsal-fin spine and first dorsal-fin ray about half as broad as space between last two dorsal-fin spines; upper procurrent spiniform caudal-fin rays 4, lower rays 3; origin of anal fin beneath spinous portion of dorsal fin; lateral-line scales 28-30 (usually 29); dorsal profile of head straight; pectoral-fin rays 14-16 (modally 15); gill rakers 7-9 + 13-15; depth of body 2.1-2.35 in SL; head relatively short, 2.45-2.6 in SL; snout long, 3.7-4.7 in HL; depth of caudal peduncle 3.8-4.7 in HL; colour when fresh red with a faint whitish longitudinal banding following scale rows (Ref. 114923).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14
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Importance

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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
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Straighthead soldierfish

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The straighthead soldierfish (Ostichthys archiepiscopus) is a soldierfish species belonging to the family Holocentridae.

It is found in the Indian Ocean, near Mozambique, Réunion and Mauritius, and in the Pacific Ocean, near the Ryukyu Islands, Hawaii, Tahiti, and Mo'orea.[3]

References

  1. ^ Williams, I.; Greenfield, D. (2016). "Ostichthys archiepiscopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67899355A67906227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67899355A67906227.en.
  2. ^ Ostichthys archiepiscopus - The Taxonomicon
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Ostichthys archiepiscopus " in FishBase. July 2006 version.

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Straighthead soldierfish: Brief Summary

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The straighthead soldierfish (Ostichthys archiepiscopus) is a soldierfish species belonging to the family Holocentridae.

It is found in the Indian Ocean, near Mozambique, Réunion and Mauritius, and in the Pacific Ocean, near the Ryukyu Islands, Hawaii, Tahiti, and Mo'orea.

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