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Pygoplites diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772)

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New Caledonia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Kerr, V.C., 2013
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897); sight record from Ouvéa Atoll, Loyalty Islands (Ref. 13236). Also Ref. 33390, 52522.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Myers, R.F., 1991
National Database:

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> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Pygoplites: Greek, pyge = rump + Greek, hoplon = weapon (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 0 - 110 m (Ref. 128797).   Tropical; 32°N - 36°S, 24°E - 132°W

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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.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 30573); âge max. reporté: 15 années (Ref. 72479)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 14; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 17-19; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 17 - 19.

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

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 Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 October 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless




Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.6 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 812 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03090 (0.01359 - 0.07026), b=2.89 (2.70 - 3.08), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  2.7   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   High.