Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 1 - 100 m (Ref. 110583), usually 15 - 55 m (Ref. 110583). Tropical; 33°N - 9°S, 98°W - 57°W
Western Atlantic: southern Florida and the western Gulf of Mexico to the West Indies-Caribbean region and Venezuela.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 47838)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 13 - 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 18 - 19; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 14 - 16. Upper half of body yellow-orange, shading into blackish basally in dorsal fin; lower half of body white; orange bands on head and a narrow orange bar on caudal peduncle (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabit deep coral-rich reefs and drop-offs (Ref. 47838). Feed on small invertebrates. Often seen nibbling on the tube feet of sea urchins or the tentacles of tubeworms (Ref. 9710). Unlike some chaetodonts it does not pick parasites from the bodies of other fishes (Ref. 5521). Solitary, sometimes in pairs (Ref. 47838). Seek refuge when approached (Ref. 47838). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., R. Steene and M. Allen, 1998. A guide to angelfishes and butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research. 250 p. (Ref. 47838)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 22.9 - 28, mean 26.5 °C (based on 234 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01097 - 0.04568), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 146 [72, 247] mg/100g; Iron = 1.07 [0.60, 1.90] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.3, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.142 [0.074, 0.269] g/100g; Selenium = 45.9 [21.7, 93.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 45.7 [12.3, 175.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.78 [1.15, 2.66] mg/100g (wet weight);
