Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal. Tropical; 32°N - 6°N, 99°W - 56°W
Western Central Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. Absent from the Gulf of Mexico.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.7 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 13442)
Adults pale yellow; usually darker dorsally; grayish yellow that pales ventrally. Iridescent blue dorsal-ventral lines on head, sometimes extending to the leading edge of pelvic fins. One distinct blue line encircles the orbit and extends ventrally on each side of the fish. Two black pigment spots are sometimes found on the snout region of the nares. A large black saddle on caudal peduncle, extending below the lateral line on each side of the fish. Pelvic fins yellowish, pectorals clear.
Mainly carnivorous (Ref. 13810). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Domeier, M.L., 1994. Speciation in the serranid fish Hypoplectrus. Bull. Mar. Sci. 54(1):103-141. (Ref. 26407)
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): 25.6 - 28.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 530 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00683 - 0.04629), b=3.03 (2.80 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.65 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 86.1 [46.0, 180.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.676 [0.349, 1.314] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.2, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.133 [0.075, 0.229] g/100g; Selenium = 23.2 [12.2, 48.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 101 [26, 450] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.31 [0.82, 2.02] mg/100g (wet weight);
