Rypticus nigripinnis, Blackfin soapfish : aquarium

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Rypticus nigripinnis Gill, 1861

Blackfin soapfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Grammistidae (Soapfishes)
Etymology: Rypticus: Greek, ryptikos, -e, -on = easy to wash (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 60 m (Ref. 5227). Tropical

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Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California (rare at Puerto Peñasco) to northern Peru.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5592)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-28; Anal soft rays: 14 - 18; Vertebrae: 24. Sides of body heavily marked with well-defined cream spots on dark background, extending onto head, cheeks and median fins; larger spots frequently ocellated; belly with articulated pattern, cream stripe on nape; dark band running laterally from lips to eye and continuing posteriorly to blend into background anterior to dorsal fin. Body and head, excluding lips and maxillary, with embedded scales. Dorsal spines 2 (rarely 3). Lower jaw not much projecting, lacking fleshy protuberance. Juvenile and adult with 4 large, distinct oval pores along preopercular margin and 4 pairs on ventral surface of lower jaw, except in > 6.5 cm SL specimens, most posterior pair may be divided into a few smaller pores (Ref. 40934).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Little is known about this shy and secretive species. It lies motionless, often on its side, hidden in dark recesses on rocky reefs and along walls during the day. Actively hunts at night, preying on small fish (Ref. 5227).

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Thomson, D.A., 1987. Reef fishes of the Sea of Cortez. The rocky-shore fishes of the Gulf of California. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson. 302 p. (Ref. 5592)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Aquarium: potential
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 20.5 - 28.6, mean 25.8 °C (based on 86 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5010   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.00680 - 0.04443), b=3.01 (2.78 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 56.7 [31.5, 121.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.57 [0.30, 1.08] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.3, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.138 [0.081, 0.227] g/100g; Selenium = 29.4 [16.2, 58.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 87.5 [23.2, 381.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.05 [0.68, 1.61] mg/100g (wet weight);