Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 5 - 40 m (Ref. 37748), usually 5 - 35 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical
Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef and Papua New Guinea to Tonga.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 22 - 24; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 13 - 15. Lower lip either uninterrupted at symphysis or with weak interruption only. Caudal fin rounded; upper part with 6 (5-7) procurrent rays and 8 principal rays. Lateral line with anterodorsal series of 23 - 32 (usually 25 - 29) tubed scales extending from gill opening, and a peduncular series of 3 - 9 (usually 5 - 7) tubed scales. Dorsal and anal fins without distinct scaly sheaths (Ref. 37748).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
A cryptic species found in or near holes of coral and rock reefs, occurring on tide pools, lagoonal reefs, and reef slopes (Ref. 9710, 37748). Solitary or in pairs (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 24.6 - 28.7, mean 27.4 °C (based on 268 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00193 - 0.01299), b=3.10 (2.88 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 165 [84, 278] mg/100g; Iron = 0.848 [0.494, 1.431] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.3, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.115 [0.064, 0.208] g/100g; Selenium = 26.5 [11.8, 57.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 146 [47, 441] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.02 [1.32, 2.93] mg/100g (wet weight);
