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Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) >
Liopropomatidae (Painted basslets) > Diploprioninae
Etymology: Belonoperca: Greek, belone = needle; any fish with sharp pointed snout; also Pierre Belon, 1517-64, French zoologist born in Le Mans. Professor at the College de France, author of " La nature et diversité des poissons", 1551 + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Paul Chabanaud (1876–1959) was a French ichthyologist and herpetologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Fowler & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 4 - 50 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 23°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 8. Body brown in color (may also be dusky bluish grey to almost black (Ref. 48635)), caudal peduncle with saddle-like yellow spot; large ocellated black spot on spinous dorsal (Ref. 4326).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Occurs in steep slopes of coral rich areas. Usually hovers in mid water in caves (Ref. 9710). Nocturnal species (Ref. 4326). Secretive and solitary (Ref. 37816). Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 89972). Easily missed and normally the yellow spot is noticed first (Ref. 48635). Produces the skin toxin grammistin.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 25.8 - 28.8, mean 27.6 °C (based on 426 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 84 [48, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 0.642 [0.326, 1.169] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.115 [0.065, 0.210] g/100g; Selenium = 29.4 [14.0, 62.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 140 [42, 500] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.42 [0.90, 2.14] mg/100g (wet weight);
