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Diagnostic Description

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Small, chunky squirrelfish without a preopercular spine. Circumorbital bones have slender spines, those below eye forward-pointing (Ref. 26938). Body brilliant orangish red, fins somewhat paler. Spines near angle of preopercle somewhat enlarged. Soft dorsal, caudal and anal fins unscaled, their lobes broadly rounded (Ref. 7251).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Analspines: 4; Analsoft rays: 11
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Biology

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Remains in deep recesses during the day. Rarely seen (Ref. 9710). Found in holes and caves in coral reefs (Ref. 26938).
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Importance

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fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
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Plectrypops retrospinis

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Plectrypops retrospinis, the cardinal soldierfish, is a species of soldierfish from the genus Plectrypops. It can be found in the Western Atlantic Ocean, in Bermuda, southern Florida, and from the Bahamas to Brazil.[2] It can be found in holes and caves in coral reefs. During the day, it remains in deep recesses.[3]

References

  1. ^ Moore, J.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B. & McEachran, J.D. (2015). "Plectrypops retrospinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16443285A16509827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16443285A16509827.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Plectrypops retrospinis country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  3. ^ "Plectrypops retrospinis". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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Plectrypops retrospinis: Brief Summary

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Plectrypops retrospinis, the cardinal soldierfish, is a species of soldierfish from the genus Plectrypops. It can be found in the Western Atlantic Ocean, in Bermuda, southern Florida, and from the Bahamas to Brazil. It can be found in holes and caves in coral reefs. During the day, it remains in deep recesses.

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