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Common names: Baga-baga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Tubbataha Reefs (Ref. 53416) and Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756).
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: World Wide Fund for Nature (Philippines), 2004
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Myripristinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

White-tipped soldierfish, Cardinal petit écailles, Soldat à bord blanc, ... more

Main reference

Randall, J.E. and D.W. Greenfield. 1996. (Ref. 12419)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Randall, John E. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30874)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 80 m (Ref. 9710), usually 15 - 80 m (Ref. 9710)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 32°N - 33°S, 42°E - 133°W

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: mainly from oceanic islands, from the Mascarene Islands and Seychelles to French Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Interorbital space broad, 3.3-4.0 in head; inner pectoral axil naked; leading edges of median fins white (Ref 2334); lacks a dark opercular bar (except for perhaps a deeper red).

Forms large aggregations in caves and ledges of steep drop-offs; often in small groups and sometimes forms large schools (Ref. 48635). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Individual is often swimming upside down, even when mixed in schools of non-inverted ones (Ref. 48635). Nocturnal and feeds on plankton.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.8 ±0.60 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Myripristis vittata Valenciennes, 1831