Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 3 - 150 m (Ref. 9281). Tropical; 30°N - 35°S, 29°E - 70°W
Indo-Pacific: in tropical waters, from South Africa to Hawaii and Easter Island, north to southern Japan and south to Lord Howe Island. Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo, Clipperton and Cocos islands (Ref. 9281).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.0 cm NG mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 89467); poids max. publié: 1.8 kg (Ref. 89467)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 96 - 104; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 74 - 81. Eyed side with dark margined light colored spots and numerous scattered small dark spots; normally with 3 dark blotches or spots on lateral line; dorsal and anal fins with longitudinal row of widely-spaced dark spots; pectorals of the eyed side with dark crossbars (Ref. 4417).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabit sandy bottoms of coastal coral reefs (Ref. 5213, 48637), generally in shallow water (Ref. 9281). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Hunt mostly at night, but also active during the day. Often crawling over low rocky reef (Ref. 48637). Occasionally rest on bare rock (Ref. 1602). Feed on fishes, crabs and shrimps. Collected by divers (Ref. 9824).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Hensley, D.A., 1986. Bothidae. p. 854-863. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4417)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 23.8 - 29, mean 27.7 °C (based on 1590 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00457 - 0.02514), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.4 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 37.4 [14.6, 68.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.5 [0.2, 0.9] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [16.9, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.0885 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 41.6 [20.7, 91.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 83.6 [21.4, 339.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.681 [0.436, 1.016] mg/100g (wet weight);