Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range					
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					marien rifbewoner;  diepte 0 - 43 m (Ref. 89972), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 30°N -   28°S				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Pacific Ocean:  Ryukyus, Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands and Taiwan to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Pitcairn islands, south to the Samoan and Austral Islands; Marianas and Marshalls in Micronesia.
				
				
			
			
				
					Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
				
				
				
					Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 16.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9710)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 13 - 14; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 20 - 23; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 16 - 18. 
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Found almost exclusively on exposed seaward reefs (Ref. 205).  Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).  Feed mainly on polyps of Pocillopora.  Solitary or in pairs.  Oviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 52884).  Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Levenscyclus en paargedrag					
					Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven				
				
				
				
				Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as obligate, genetic and social (Ref. 52884).				
				 
			
			 
				
				
				
					Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
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					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
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				Preferred temperature (Ref. 
123201): 24.7 - 29.4, mean 27.9 °C (based on 991 cells).
				
				
					
					Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex  (Ref. 
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).
					
					Trofisch niveau  (Ref. 
69278):  4.2   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.					
											
				
				
										
						Weerstandsvermogen  (Ref. 
120179):  Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 94.9 [47.4, 172.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.794 [0.437, 1.393] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.138 [0.079, 0.237] g/100g; Selenium = 32 [16, 64] μg/100g; VitaminA = 58 [16, 205] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.18 [0.77, 1.78] mg/100g (wet weight);