Myripristis jacobus

Blackbar soldierfish
Myripristis jacobus
Myripristis jacobus, Bonaire, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Myripristis jacobus
Myripristis jacobus, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Myripristis jacobus
Myripristis jacobus

Distribution

Temperate northern Atlantic, Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean


Description

Reddish above fading to silvery white below. Red and white markings on the spinous dorsal fin, edges of all other fins white. Pointed tail, anal and soft dorsal fin lobes. A nocturnal species found around coral and offshore deeper rocky reefs.


Information

Max Size: 25 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 25.1-30.1°C

Depth: 0-210m

Habitat Generalization Index: 3.05

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Widespread (53.4% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Several (6 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.