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Centropyge loriculus (Günther, 1874)

Flame angel
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> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Centropyge: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 0 - 60 m (Ref. 48391). Tropical; 28°N - 25°S

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Pacific Ocean: mainly in tropical waters.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48391)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 16 - 18; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 18.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found in clear lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to a depth of 57 m (Ref. 1602). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Secretive and stays near shelter (Ref. 1602). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35409). Feeds on algae. Forms harems of 3-7 individuals. Frequently exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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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 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Preferred temperature (Referencia 123201): 25.4 - 28.7, mean 26.9 °C (based on 86 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03090 (0.01378 - 0.06932), b=2.88 (2.69 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  2.8   ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 77.8 [36.5, 121.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.623 [0.381, 1.079] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.2, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.127 [0.076, 0.207] g/100g; Selenium = 26.8 [13.6, 50.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 86.6 [22.5, 315.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.8 [1.2, 2.6] mg/100g (wet weight);