Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 40 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 20°N - 34°S
Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka to Queensland, north to the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)
Found in coral-rich areas of coastal reefs, feeding mainly on coral polyps and anemones (Ref. 9710). Occurs solitarily or in pairs (Ref. 90102). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
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 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.2 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 218 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.49 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 (15 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 72.5 [38.1, 114.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.691 [0.413, 1.100] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.7, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.117 [0.074, 0.182] g/100g; Selenium = 32.6 [19.0, 59.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.7 [14.7, 156.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.14 [0.78, 1.63] mg/100g (wet weight);
