Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; standorttreu; tiefenbereich 3 - 40 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 32°N - 25°S, 92°E - 162°E
Indo-Pacific: Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, north to the Philippines, south to Rowley Shoals and the southern Great Barrier Reef; including Palau and Yap in Micronesia.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9710); max. veröff. Alter: 15 Jahre (Ref. 72479)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 13 - 14; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 17 - 18; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 18.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Occurs in coral rich areas of clear lagoons, channels, and protected outer reef slopes. Changes to adult pattern is dramatic, and intermediate stage are rarely seen (Ref. 48636). Often solitary. Feeds on sponges and tunicates. Uncommon (Ref. 9710). Highly prized aquarium export (Ref. 37816).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kleinfischerei; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.1 - 28.9, mean 27.9 °C (based on 368 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03236 (0.01318 - 0.07944), b=2.88 (2.70 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 52.8 [27.0, 86.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.557 [0.344, 0.909] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.0, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.097 [0.062, 0.153] g/100g; Selenium = 30 [17, 55] μg/100g; VitaminA = 69.3 [18.4, 250.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.4 [1.0, 2.0] mg/100g (wet weight);
