Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 1 - 25 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden to Natal, South Africa and including Seychelles, Comoros and Madagascar.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 30573)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 13 - 14; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 17 - 19; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 18 - 19. Juveniles with stripes on head (Ref. 5953).
Inhabits coral-rich reefs (Ref. 9710). Seldom seen in the aquarium trade.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Allen, G.R., 1985. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26 - 28.9, mean 27.5 °C (based on 532 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03236 (0.01318 - 0.07944), b=2.88 (2.70 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 47.4 [23.6, 81.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.533 [0.319, 0.886] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.9, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0874 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 28.9 [15.3, 54.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 67.9 [16.2, 255.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.43 [0.98, 2.07] mg/100g (wet weight);