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Dorsal and pelvic spines robust with a locking mechanism similar to sticklebacks and some catfishes (Ref. 89357).
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Monocentris reedi

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Monocentris reedi is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Monocentridae.[2] The species is found in the southeastern Pacific near Chile off the Juan Fernández Islands, Nazca Ridge and the Desventuradas Islands, where it lives a demersal lifestyle inhabiting tide pools, caves, and deep rocky reefs at depths of 10 to 250 meters. It grows to lengths of 9.2 to 9.9 centimeters.[3][1]

Monocentris reedi has been assessed as a 'least concern' species by the IUCN Red List as despite its small and limited range, it has no known major threats.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "IUCN Red List, Monocentris reedi". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Monocentris reedi Schultz, 1956". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. ^ "Monocentris reedi, Pinecone fish". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
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Monocentris reedi: Brief Summary

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Monocentris reedi is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Monocentridae. The species is found in the southeastern Pacific near Chile off the Juan Fernández Islands, Nazca Ridge and the Desventuradas Islands, where it lives a demersal lifestyle inhabiting tide pools, caves, and deep rocky reefs at depths of 10 to 250 meters. It grows to lengths of 9.2 to 9.9 centimeters.

Monocentris reedi has been assessed as a 'least concern' species by the IUCN Red List as despite its small and limited range, it has no known major threats.

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Habitat

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Known from seamounts and knolls

Reference

Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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