Animalia Life

Hypsypops rubicundus
FAMILY
Pomacentridae
TAXONOMY
Hypsypops rubicundus Girard, 1854, Monterey, California, United States.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Garibaldi; French: Chauffet Garibaldi; Spanish: Jaqueta vistosa.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Standard length 11.8 in (30 cm). Deep bodied, small mouthed, almost uniformly orange.
DISTRIBUTION
Occurs in subtropical waters off the west coast of North America from Monterey Bay in central California south about 600 mi (966 km) to Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
HABITAT
Lives in rocky-bottomed, reef-associated waters up to 100 ft (30.5 m) deep among and near caves, crevices, and other cover.
BEHAVIOR
Adults defend a home territory.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Feeds on vegetation and invertebrates, especially crustaceans, sponges, and worms.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Spawns in a bed of red algae, which the male prepares and tends. Courtship includes male visual and tactile displays. The female lays the eggs, the male guards them.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not listed by the IUCN.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
State marine fish of California.

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