Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife, usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115)
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 9710).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 6 - 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 9. Characterized by mainly green body color with red to violet stripes or forming broken lines or row of spots on side; 4-5 reddish bars on head; absence of scales; complete pelvic fin frenum and basal membrane; depth of body at level of pelvic fins 2.2-2.7 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found among branches of Acropora corals; a coral-commensal species (Ref. 72446). Solitary or in pairs, also found in reef crests and lagoons to 15 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2780 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 289 [114, 665] mg/100g; Iron = 1.32 [0.61, 2.91] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.8, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.05, 0.32] g/100g; Selenium = 30.1 [11.2, 71.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 78.4 [16.9, 370.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.85 [1.67, 4.68] mg/100g (wet weight);