barred soapfish
| Scientific name | Diploprion bifasciatum |
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| Descriptor | Cuvier |
| Year of description | 1828 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Liopropomatidae |
| Genus | Diploprion |
Introduction
Diploprion bifasciatum, commonly known as barred soapfish, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size16 cm
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Maximum size25 cm
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ShapeOvoid
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Patternvertical stripes
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Average size16 cm
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Maximum size25 cm
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ShapeOvoid
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Patternvertical stripes
How to recognize the barred soapfish ?
The barred soapfish measures between 16 and 25 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly jaune and noir body. The also has vertical stripes.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The barred soapfish is a fish solitary naturally found near the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
Although the barred soapfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
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Hermaphroditeprotogynous
The barred soapfish is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre. always born female. Growing up, individuals will change sex to become male, this is called successive hermaphroditism of the protogynous type.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
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What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature25 - 29 °C
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Depth1 - 100 m
Biotope presentation
The barred soapfish is most often found at a depth between 1m and 100m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
To read on the web
Sources & Contributions
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Tags
Species of the same biotope
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