Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 20 m (Ref. 30874). Tropical; 28°N - 28°S
Eastern Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands. Pacific Ocean: all islands of Oceania except Hawaii and Easter Island. Also known from the Ogasawara Islands (Ref. 559). Remains unreported from any continental shore or any of the large islands of the Indo-Malayan region.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334); common length : 20.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9947)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 6. Occurs in two basic color morphs: a light phase with a broad white longitudinal band and a maroon to black phase (Paracirrhites polystictus) with a conspicuous white blotch on each side (Ref. 37816).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
An uncommon species that inhabits exposed reef fronts and outer reef slopes to a depth of about 18 m where it perches on rocks and corals. Feeds on small crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 89972). Absent from most large continental islands (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797. Solitary (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
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 25.4 - 29.4, mean 28.2 °C (based on 1081 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00385 - 0.02260), b=3.08 (2.87 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 63.8 [41.0, 93.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.671 [0.435, 1.063] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [18.2, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.133 [0.093, 0.190] g/100g; Selenium = 29.2 [17.7, 47.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 79.7 [31.6, 203.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.45 [1.06, 1.91] mg/100g (wet weight);
