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Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: dewapyle: Name coming from the combination of the surnames of Mr Shin-ichi Dewa and Dr Richard L. Pyle, collectors of all type specimens; noun in apposition.
Eponymy: The binomial combines the surnames of the collectors of the type specimens: Shin-ichi Dewa (q.v.) and Richard L Pyle (q.v.) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 65 - 99 m (Ref. 105428), usually 65 - 70 m (Ref. 105428). Tropical; 20°C - 24°C
Distribution
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Western Pacific Ocean: from southern Japan (Iou-jima), Papua New Guinea and Fiji; including Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 105428)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: scale rows in longitudinal series 41-42 (mode 41); pored lateral-line scales 39-40 (39); gill rakers 12-13 (13); least distance between anteroventral margin of orbit and maxilla 1.2-3.7% (mean 2.5%) of SL; without red blotches superimposed and protruded on midlateral red stripe in adults and young; without yellow stripe on dorsal fin; the space between upper and midlateral red stripes vivid yellow; in young individuals, black blotch superimposed on midlateral red stripe on opercle, blotch fading with growth (Ref. 105428).
An epibenthic species found on sandy, rubble and coral bottoms, with individual males sometimes
accompanied by a small harem (pers. comm. K. Nishiyama). It is most commonly seen at depths of 65-70 m during cold upwelling events (temperatures of 20-24C°) with adults observed to dive into the burrows of other organisms when startled, at Menjangan and Nusa Penida islands off Bali, Indonesia (Ref. 105428).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fukui, Y. and H. Motomura, 2015. A new species of deepwater wrasse (Labridae: Terelabrus) from the western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4040(5):559-568. (Ref. 105428)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00204 - 0.01176), b=3.15 (2.94 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 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).
