Myripristis jacobus
Blackbar soldierfish
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 (55.4% 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.
Edit by: Ian Shaw