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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Sparisomatinae
Etymology: Cryptotomus: Greek, kryptos = hidden + Greek, tomos, = section, cut (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cope.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte ? - 60 m (Ref. 13628). Tropical; 32°N - 33°S
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and Bahamas to Brazil (Ref. 7251). Possibly in Ascension I. (Ref. 98447).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7251); common length : 10.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5217)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 10; Anale stekels: 2; Anale zachte stralen: 9. Jaw teeth fused only at bases. Anterior nostril without membranous flap (Ref. 26938). Male color, olivaceous on the back with small pink dots; a salmon stripe along the side with a row of green dots; body below stripe light green with some salmon markings on scales (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits seagrass beds and weedy areas with sand (Ref. 9710). Feeds on seagrasses (Ref. 9710). Buries in the sand to sleep in a mucus tube (Ref. 9710). Protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Forms leks during breeding (Ref. 55367). A monandric species (Ref. 55367). Length at sex change = 5.75 cm TL (Ref. 55367).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.4 - 28, mean 26.9 °C (based on 316 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00689 - 0.01745), b=3.16 (3.02 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 117 [65, 245] mg/100g; Iron = 1.11 [0.58, 1.89] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.3, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.129 [0.071, 0.230] g/100g; Selenium = 39.1 [20.2, 77.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 54 [16, 189] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.57 [1.69, 4.08] mg/100g (wet weight);
