Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 5 - 20 m (Ref. 48636). Tropical; 36°N - 26°S, 96°E - 168°W
Western Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean and Indonesia to Fiji and Tonga (Ref. 53797), north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and New South Wales, Australia. Replaced by Chaetodon triangulum in the Indian Ocean (Ref. 37816).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48636)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 11 - 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 23 - 26; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 20 - 22.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds exclusively on the polyps of the tubular Acropora corals. Swims in pairs and are territorial. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 25.2 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2473 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01258 - 0.04370), b=3.00 (2.84 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.9;).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 103 [54, 157] mg/100g; Iron = 0.809 [0.485, 1.318] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.5, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.113 [0.069, 0.180] g/100g; Selenium = 27.9 [15.7, 52.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 55.9 [17.1, 181.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.48 [1.00, 2.13] mg/100g (wet weight);