Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 8 - 186 m (Ref. 9710), usually 18 - ? m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 32°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa through northern Australia to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Pitcain Islands; north to southern Japan.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9710); common length : 26.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5450)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 3; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 27 - 31; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 24 - 28. Juveniles sand-colored with numerous thin black pinstripes (Ref. 1602); adult males with an oblique yellow band from the corner of mouth backward and another under the chin (Ref. 4420).
Inhabit coastal rocky reefs, often silty habitats and in lagoons on open sand (Ref. 48637). Solitary (Ref. 90102). Found over sand and rubble patches of seaward reefs (Ref. 205). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on echinoids, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, crustaceans, algae, polychaete worms, foraminiferans and detritus. Oviparous (Ref. 205).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Females are territorial, solely tending and guarding the eggs (Ref. 116451). Males exhibit polygyny (Ref. 116451).
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 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.4 - 28.9, mean 27.5 °C (based on 2060 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02630 (0.01616 - 0.04282), b=2.93 (2.79 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34.7 [14.6, 91.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.549 [0.284, 1.238] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.3, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.133 [0.067, 0.261] g/100g; Selenium = 45.7 [22.9, 95.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 52.4 [14.7, 198.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.911 [0.612, 1.365] mg/100g (wet weight);
