FB-70918 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70918 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Clupeiformes Dussumieriidae Dussumieria Dussumieria chimaera Hata, 2023 Alama’s soldierfish 2025-01-27 2025-01-27 Matsunuma, M., Y. Fukui and H. Motomura0 Review of the <i>Ostichthys japonicus</i> complex (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Myripristinae) in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 65:285-314. (Ref. 119380) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70927 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-02-21 00:00:00 2025-02-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70927 This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XII,13; pectoral-fin rays 17-18 (modally 17); pored lateral-line scales 28-29 (28); scale rows between lateral line and middle ofspinous dorsal-fin base 3.5; lower gill rakers, with all rudiments 13 or 14 (13); middle dorsal-fin spines are relatively long, 7th dorsal-fin spine 14.5-18.3 (mean 16.3) % of SL; last 3 dorsal-fin spines are relatively long [10th dorsal-fin spine 7.7-9.8 (8.8) % of SL, 11th (penultimate) dorsal-fin spine 5.8-8.3 (6.8), 12th (posteriormost) dorsal-fin spine 7.0-9.8 (8.3) % of SL]; second to fourth anal-fin spines relatively long [second anal-fin spine 5.5-8.6 (7.1) % of SL, third anal-fin spine 15.2-18.3 (16.8) % of SL, fourth anal-fin spine 12.6-14.6 (13.5) % of SL]; caudal peduncle relatively long, its length 10.3-12.2 (11.2) % of SL; posteriormost dorsal-fin spine fused to the first dorsal-fin soft ray, the space between spine and ray about half that between bases of former and penultimate dorsal-fin spines; first body scale row usually below first dorsal-fin spine base (60 %) or between bases of first and second dorsal-fin spines (40 %); ventral part of maxilla not expanded ventrally even in large specimens; body scales with closely set, many developed spinules, fewer young spinules; narrow longitudinal white bands or rows of spots laterally on body when fresh (including large specimens), (usually lost after being preserved); dark red blotch on upper origin of pectoral-fin base (Ref. 119380). Matsunuma, M., Y. Fukui and H. Motomura 2018 Review of the <i>Ostichthys japonicus</i> complex (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Myripristinae) in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 65:285-314. (Ref. 119380) FB-Morphology-70927 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-02-21 00:00:00 2025-02-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70927 Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 Matsunuma, M., Y. Fukui and H. Motomura 2018 Review of the <i>Ostichthys japonicus</i> complex (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Myripristinae) in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 65:285-314. (Ref. 119380) FB-Distribution-70927 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-02-21 00:00:00 2025-02-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70927 West Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines. Matsunuma, M., Y. Fukui and H. Motomura 2018 Review of the <i>Ostichthys japonicus</i> complex (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Myripristinae) in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 65:285-314. (Ref. 119380) FB-Uses-70927 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-02-21 00:00:00 2025-02-21 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70927 fisheries: of potential interest FB-Size-70927 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-02-21 00:00:00 2025-02-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70927 17.9 cm (male/unsexed; (Ref. 119380)) Matsunuma, M., Y. Fukui and H. Motomura 2018 Review of the <i>Ostichthys japonicus</i> complex (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Myripristinae) in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 65:285-314. (Ref. 119380) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70927 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-02-21 00:00:00 2025-02-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70927 reef-associated; marine