Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 5 - 40 m (Ref. 37748), usually 5 - 35 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical
Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef and Papua New Guinea to Tonga.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2334)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 3; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 22 - 24; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 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
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
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 24.6 - 28.7, mean 27.4 °C (based on 268 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (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).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
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);
