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Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 0 - 25 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 32°N - 32°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Line and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Shark Bay, Western Australia and Lord Howe and Rapa islands. Absent from the Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 5439).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?, range 17 - ? cm
Max length : 47.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2334); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 20 Jaren (Ref. 13619)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 10; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 9.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Usually found on exposed outer reefs, sometimes in very shallow water (Ref. 2334). Juveniles occur among coral and rubble of lagoon reefs. Grazes on benthic algae (Ref. 30573). Generally solitary (Ref. 1602). Often in schools of mixed species when feeding (Ref. 48636). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
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): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.2 °C (based on 3162 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.01072 - 0.02817), b=3.07 (2.94 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.45; tmax=20).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 40.8 [26.4, 70.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.815 [0.574, 1.232] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.7, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0868 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 21.1 [13.5, 32.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 35.7 [10.9, 122.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.15 [1.62, 2.78] mg/100g (wet weight);
