Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 10 - 40 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 20°N - 34°S
Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka to Queensland, north to the Philippines.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 11 - 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 22 - 24; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 20.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in coral-rich areas of coastal reefs, feeding mainly on coral polyps and anemones (Ref. 9710). Occurs solitarily or in pairs (Ref. 90102). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
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
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 26.2 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 218 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01133 - 0.04632), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.49 se; based on food items.
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 = 72.5 [38.1, 114.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.691 [0.413, 1.100] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.7, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.117 [0.074, 0.182] g/100g; Selenium = 32.6 [19.0, 59.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.7 [14.7, 156.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.14 [0.78, 1.63] mg/100g (wet weight);