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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.
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.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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);