Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 2 - 80 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 32°N - 32°S
Indo-West Pacific: India and Sri Lanka eastward to Tonga; south to Australia; north to Japan.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 5 - 6. Body reddish with vague broad bars; paired fins with bars; median fins with small dark spots (Ref. 4313). Mid-dorsal spines shorter than body depth (Ref. 37816).
Common in reef flats and shallow lagoons, in areas with weed-covered rocks on sandy substrates. Adults often found on sponges and juveniles are sometimes found in small aggregations on remote bommies with 10 or so individuals (Ref. 48635). Nocturnal. Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 37816).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Females possess specialized ovarian structures including stalk-like ovigerous lamellae and secretory epithelia (Ref. 32832).
Eschmeyer, W.N., 1986. Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.4 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 1188 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00700 - 0.02163), b=3.11 (2.96 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 74.7 [37.3, 165.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.66 [0.35, 1.74] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.2, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.237 [0.107, 0.641] g/100g; Selenium = 29.3 [15.7, 70.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 150 [52, 409] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.47 [1.02, 2.10] mg/100g (wet weight);
