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Labridae (Wrasses) > Xyrichtyinae
Etymology: Novaculops: Latin, novacula = razor + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); compressus: Name from Latin 'compressa' for compressed; referring to the compressed body..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 90 - 105 m (Ref. 122003). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Pacific: Japan and the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122003)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: pectoral-fin rays 13; pored lateral-line scales 20 + 5 with scale rows above lateral line 4, below 9; total gill rakers 16; snout length 11.1% of SL; orbit diameter 10.0-10.1 % of SL; body depth 30.9% of SL; anal-fin base length 36.2-37.6 % of SL; first dorsal-fin spine length 6.4-7.0 % of SL, pectoral fin axil black with first two dorsal-fin membranes black (Ref. 122003).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Fukui, Y., 2020. A new wrasse, Novaculops compressus n. sp. (Perciformes: Labridae), from the western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4742(3):555-564. (Ref. 122003)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00397 - 0.02640), b=3.06 (2.84 - 3.28), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).