Diagnostic Description
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Body dark brown with yellow stripes; small juveniles with spots, specimens up to 5 cm SL with 3 stripes, specimens at least 8 cm SL with 6 stripes, the number of stripes increases and may break into a series of dashes in large adults (Ref. 4326).Description: Characterized by having cycloid scales; robust, elongate body, greatest depth at 2.2-2.8 in SL; rounded caudal fin (Ref. 90102).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 9
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Found inshore (Ref. 75154). Inhabits coastal waters over corals (Ref. 58534) and rocky substrates. Usually hides beneath ledges and small caves during the day (Ref. 4326).
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- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Inhabits coastal waters over corals and rocky substrates (Ref. 5213, 48635). Usually hides beneath ledges and small caves during the day (Ref. 4326, 48635). Small juveniles have only two white stripes, dividing with growth into numerous lines. The lines break-up into dashes and spots when adult (Ref. 48635). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 4821). Has toxin-producing glands in the dermis (Ref. 4326) which is extremely bitter to the taste (Ref. 11441). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.
Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
分布
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分布於印度-太平洋區，西起紅海，東至馬貴斯群島，北至日本南部，南至紐西蘭。台灣各地礁岸及離島海域均有。
利用
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小型魚類，體表能分泌具黑鱸素(grammistin)之粘性毒液，不可食，或可作為觀賞用魚。
描述
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體長橢圓形，側扁，標準體長為體高之2.3-2.8倍。頭背部微凸；眶間區微凹。眼大，約等於吻長。口大；上下頜具細齒。前鰓蓋骨後緣具3短棘，鰓蓋骨後緣亦具3扁棘。頤部有一皮質小突起。體被細小圓鱗；側線鱗孔數60-70，側線鱗列數82-88。背鰭鰭棘部與軟條部相連，具缺刻，具硬棘VII，軟條13-14；臀鰭硬棘II枚，軟條9；腹鰭腹位，末端延伸不及肛門開口；胸鰭圓形，中央之鰭條長於上下方之鰭條；尾鰭圓形。成魚體黑褐色，體側有6-8條黃色縱帶，頭部亦有些不規則的黃斑或蠕紋。幼魚體側縱帶較少，但隨魚體成長而逐漸增加；背鰭硬棘部橘紅色，成長後消失。
棲地
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喜獨居於礁石底部之孔穴內，晝伏夜出，棲息深度廣，但以2-5公尺靠岸的水域最多，偶在潮池亦可採獲。屬肉食性，以魚類為食。
Goldenstriped soapfish
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The goldenstriped soapfish (Grammistes sexlineatus), also known as the lined soapfish, golden-striped bass, radio fish, sixline soapfish, six-lined perch or white-lined rock cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Description
Grammistes sexlineatus is a middle sized fish, which can grow to a maximum length of 30 cm.[4] Its background body color is dark brown with a maximum of six white to yellow horizontal lines. The number of lines depends on the maturity of the fish. Juveniles have white to yellow dots on a dark background until an approximate size of 17.5 mm.[5] Thereafter, the points gradually become lines. At a length of 5 cm, these soap fish have three horizontal lines. Only from 8 cm long that the soapfish gets the six distinctive horizontal lines. Note that in adult specimens close to the maximum size, these lines tend to sever to form small strokes and points.[6]
Distribution and habitat
The six lined soapfish is widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from the eastern coast of Africa to the oceanic islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii and the Red Sea as well as from southern Japan to northern New Zealand.[7][5]
This soapfish occurs in coastal rocky and coral reefs from shallow to 40–50 meters depth.[5]
Biology
Individuals are generally solitary in their reef habitat.[5] They usually stay hidden in crevices, and are most active at night.[3]
Like other fish in the subfamily Grammistinae, this species produces a toxin from the skin.[3] The toxins in the skin secretions are known as grammistins.[8] These secretions resemble lathered soap and are the basis for the common name of Soap Fish. This is not caught as a food fish because the flesh reportedly has a bitter, unpleasant taste.[5]
Taxonomy
The goldenstriped soapfish was first formally described as Perca sixlineata in 1792 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828) with the type locality given as the East Indies or Japan.[9]
References
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^ Williams, J.T.; Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A.; Myers, R. (2016). "Grammistes sexlineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69584408A69592292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69584408A69592292.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Grammistes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). Grammistes &speciesname= sexlineatus" Grammistes sexlineatus " in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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^ Lieske, E. & R. Myers (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0691089957.
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^ a b c d e Ariel Diamant & Daniel Golani (1984). "Coloration and Probable Toxicity of Juvenile Soapfish Grammistes sexlineatus (Pisces: Grammistidae)". Copeia. 1984 (4): 1015–1017.
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^ Randall, J.E. (1986). "Grammistidae". In In M.M. Smith; P.C. Heemstra (eds.). Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 537–538. ISBN 978-3-642-82860-7.
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^ Paulin, C.; A. Stewart; C. Roberts & P. McMillan (1989). New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series No. 19. p. 279.
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^ Sugiyama, N.; Mika Araki; Masami Ishida; Yuji Nagashima & Kazuo Shiomi (2005). "Further isolation and characterization of grammistins from the skin secretion of the soapfish Grammistes sexlineatus". Toxicon. 45 (5): 595–601. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.12.021.
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^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Perca sexlineata". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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Goldenstriped soapfish: Brief Summary
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The goldenstriped soapfish (Grammistes sexlineatus), also known as the lined soapfish, golden-striped bass, radio fish, sixline soapfish, six-lined perch or white-lined rock cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
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Description
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Inhabits coastal waters over corals and rocky substrates (Ref. 5213). Usually hides beneath ledges and small caves during the day (Ref. 4326). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 4821). Has toxin-producing glands in the dermis (Ref. 4326).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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