Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 7 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; - 18°N
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida in USA (Ref. 7251) to northern South America.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Inhabits rock faces and tide pools (often under red algae), pilings and surfaces of large sponges.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.5 - 27.9, mean 26.7 °C (based on 279 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 262 [116, 597] mg/100g; Iron = 1.09 [0.53, 2.23] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.8, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.0878 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 20.8 [8.0, 52.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 130 [31, 505] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.96 [1.80, 4.68] mg/100g (wet weight);
