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Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Choat & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; marien rifbewoner; diepteverspreiding 3 - 30 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical; 30°N - 32°S
Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island (Ref. 30874) and Western Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island.
Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 9710); common length : 24.8 cm SL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 37816)
Dorsale stekels (totaal): 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 10; Anale stekels 3; Anale zachte stralen: 9
Inhabits outer reef flats and exposed lagoon and seaward slopes from a depth of 3 to at least 30 m (Ref. 1602). Feeds mainly on algae (Ref. 26993). Females often in schools of mixed species when feeding, males usually seen separate (Ref. 48636).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. (Ref. 35918)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 125652)
Gevaarlijk voor mensen
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2166 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00690 - 0.03171), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.71; Tmax=6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 49.6 [32.9, 77.6] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.91 [0.63, 1.33] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.7 [16.6, 20.6] % ; Omega3 = 0.0966 [, ] g/100g ; Selenium = 18.7 [12.2, 28.6] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 25.2 [7.9, 79.8] μg/100g ; Zinc = 2.49 [1.82, 3.31] mg/100g (wet weight);
