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Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Myripristinae
Etymology: Corniger: Latin, cornus + horn + Latin, gero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 45 - 275 m (Ref. 7251). Tropical
Western Atlantic: South Carolina, USA to Cuba and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena (Ref. 5288). Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands (Ref. 94080).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 11. Body bright red, unstriped, darker above, with a dark, brownish red are below soft dorsal fin. Preopercle with large spine at angle and smaller stout spines below. Three large, backward-projecting spines below each eye (Ref. 7251).
Inhabits deep rocky slopes (Ref. 7251) and reefs (Ref. 51183).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.3 - 26, mean 20.2 °C (based on 158 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00696 - 0.04547), b=3.02 (2.79 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 181 [80, 1,268] mg/100g; Iron = 1.35 [0.59, 3.29] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [16.0, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.25 [0.09, 0.68] g/100g; Selenium = 81 [39, 175] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.5 [3.7, 45.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.18 [0.72, 1.94] mg/100g (wet weight);