Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 12 m (Ref. 11482). Tropical
Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 11482)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 13; Raios dorsais (total) : 15; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 12. Bluish grey with blackish margin on gill cover; diagnostic white patch just in front of each eye (Ref. 11482).
Usually seen in aggregations while grazing over shallow reefs (Ref. 11482). May also mix with schools of other species (Ref. 5227).The fine mat of comb-like, bicuspid and tricuspid teeth are used to scrape algae from rocks and corals (Ref. 28023).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
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