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Labridae (Wrasses) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin; saumâtre récifal; profondeur 0 - 30 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5490)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 9. Adults identified by lines radiating from eyes, two of which running over the top of the head (Ref. 48636). Coloration changes slowly with growth. Males develop a distinctive lump on the forehead.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Found in clear lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 3488). Uncommon (Ref. 90102). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. (Ref. 35918)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 25.1 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 3060 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00700 - 0.02163), b=3.16 (3.01 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 41.6 [21.5, 66.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.671 [0.419, 1.127] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.3, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.0599 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 21 [10, 38] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.7 [11.5, 156.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.57 [1.77, 3.50] mg/100g (wet weight);