Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 0 - 110 m (Ref. 128797). Tropical; 32°N - 36°S, 24°E - 132°W
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 30573); edad máxima reportada: 15 años (Ref. 72479)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 17 - 19; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 19.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Occurs in coral rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of 48 m or more. Often found in the vicinity of caves and feeds on sponges and tunicates. Solitary or in pairs, or in groups. Frequently exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391). Rarely survives in the aquarium.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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): 24.6 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 812 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03090 (0.01378 - 0.06932), b=2.88 (2.69 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.7 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (tmax=14.5;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 53.5 [26.8, 87.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.553 [0.340, 0.919] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.9, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.105 [0.066, 0.167] g/100g; Selenium = 33.4 [18.1, 62.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 74.9 [19.6, 279.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.42 [0.98, 2.03] mg/100g (wet weight);
