Classification / Names
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 3 - 35 m (Ref. 7247). Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Great Barrier Reef and northern New Guinea to Samoa and the Society Islands (Ref. 7247). There are no valid records of this species in the western Pacific north of New Guinea, and none for the islands of Micronesia (Ref. 92902).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5525)
Adults inhabit passages and outer reef slopes, solitarily or in small groups. They are sometimes seen in mixed aggregations with the closely related species C. margaritifer (Ref. 7247). Feeds on planktons (Ref. 89972). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Diurnal species (Ref. 54980; 113699).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.3 - 27.9, mean 27 °C (based on 86 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02188 (0.01284 - 0.03726), b=3.03 (2.88 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.30 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 136 [67, 211] mg/100g; Iron = 0.831 [0.501, 1.397] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.9, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.122 [0.071, 0.203] g/100g; Selenium = 24.5 [13.2, 46.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 97.8 [26.7, 334.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.97 [1.32, 2.88] mg/100g (wet weight);
