Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 120 m (Ref. 128797). Tropical; 30°N - 36°S, 24°E - 124°W
Indo-Pacific: East Africa eastward through northern Australia to Hawaiian, Marquesas and Pitcairn islands, north to south Japan.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4420)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 27 - 30; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 25 - 27. The characteristic scythe mark crossing the pectoral base is yellowish-tan to green in juveniles and subadults.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabit clear inner and outer reef habitats from exposed algae reef flats to deep along drop-offs (Ref. 48637). Occur in seaward reefs below the surge zone (Ref. 205). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on crabs, bivalves, gastropods, algae, echinoids, tunicates, worms, eggs, and detritus. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Also taken by drive-in nets (Ref. 9770).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 24.5 - 28.8, mean 27.4 °C (based on 596 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.9 ±0.0 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 (15 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 52.5 [22.6, 119.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.666 [0.346, 1.486] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.0, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.121 [0.061, 0.238] g/100g; Selenium = 38.9 [19.8, 81.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 54.3 [15.1, 197.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.24 [0.83, 1.83] mg/100g (wet weight);
