Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 5 - 200 m (Ref. 7345), usually 5 - 40 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 27115); 31°N - 15°S, 27°W - 14°E
Eastern Atlantic: from the coasts of Morocco to Angola (Ref. 3149); including Cape Verde archipelagos and the Canaries. Also recorded from southern Spain, Tunisia, Algeria, Israel and Greece (Ref. 112505).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3148); common length : 38.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3148)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 24 - 26; Espinas anales: 6; Radios blandos anales: 24 - 26. Caudal peduncle spine surrounded by a bright orange-yellow spot.
Coastal species found in the mouth of rivers and lagoons (Ref. 7345). Found on rocky and coral bottoms (Ref. 2683). Feeds on zooplankton, phytoplankton and detritus (Ref. 28587). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Desoutter, M., 1990. Acanthuridae. p. 962-964. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7345)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.9 - 28, mean 26.5 °C (based on 118 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02138 (0.01349 - 0.03388), b=2.91 (2.78 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.5 ±0.24 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 111 [44, 405] mg/100g; Iron = 1.13 [0.44, 3.00] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [16.7, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.208 [0.090, 0.472] g/100g; Selenium = 36.1 [11.5, 135.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 10.3 [3.2, 30.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.57 [0.84, 5.10] mg/100g (wet weight);
