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Goniistius francisi (Burridge, 2004)

Blacktip morwong
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Latridae (Trumpeters)
Etymology: Goniistius: Name from the Greek -gon for angled and 'istion' for sail; referring to the oblique bars found on many species. b ars f o u n d o n m a n y s p e ci es.;  francisi: Named for Malcolm Francis, for contributions made to biogeography of SW Pacific fishes..

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Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 88 m (Ref. 76788). Subtropical

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Pacific: Lord Howe Is., Lord Howe Rise, Middleton Reef, and the Kermadec Is.; probably misidentified as C. vittatus from New Caledonia and Norfolk I., based on live photographs, and Elizabeth Reef on visual observations.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76788)

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 34; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters (paratypes): D XVI,31 (XVI-XVII, 31-34, usually XVII,33); A III, 8; 62 lateral line scales (64-66, usually 64); gill rakers 6+14 (5-6+15-16, often 5+15); body depth 2.83 in SL (2.57-2.76); pelvic fins reaching but not extending past the anus, 5.55 in SL (4.55-5.81); anterior on maxilla and prefrontal have prominent bony knobs; distinct dark diagonal bands, 3 on head, 1 on anterior origin of the dorsal fin to the pelvic fin, 1 behind the 4th dorsal spine to the lower lobe of the caudal fin; upper lobe of caudal fin with black tip (Ref. 76788).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits coral reef and rocky reef (Ref. 75154).

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Burridge, C.P., 2004. Cheilodactylus (Goniistius) francisi, a new species of morwong (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea) from the southwest Pacific. Rec. Aust. Mus. 56:231-234. (Ref. 76788)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.1 - 24.8, mean 24.5 °C (based on 22 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.8   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 98.6 [60.2, 181.3] mg/100g; Iron = 1.08 [0.72, 1.72] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.2, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.376 [0.260, 0.543] g/100g; Selenium = 22.7 [12.9, 41.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18 [7, 47] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.899 [0.672, 1.234] mg/100g (wet weight);