Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 30 m (Ref. 1602), usually ? - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 36°N - 30°S, 30°E - 150°W
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Society islands.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4859)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 13 - 15; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 16; Spine anali: 3 - 5; Raggi anali molli: 13 - 15.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Territorial species which occur in shallow lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs (Ref. 48636). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Closely associated with tabular and staghorn Acropora corals upon which they feed on their polyps and mucus. Solitary or in pairs. Juveniles secretive among coral branches (Ref. 48636). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 24.9 - 29.3, mean 28.3 °C (based on 2980 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02138 (0.01361 - 0.03357), b=2.95 (2.82 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.3 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (K=0.5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 80 [42, 125] mg/100g; Iron = 0.669 [0.407, 1.064] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.4, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.114 [0.073, 0.178] g/100g; Selenium = 26.3 [15.5, 47.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 73 [22, 228] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.33 [0.92, 1.89] mg/100g (wet weight);
