Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 60 m (Ref. 89972). Tropical; 35°N - 32°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Izu Island, south to Lord Howe Island. Not found in the Red Sea, Hawaii, and the southern Pacific Ocean (Ref. 48391).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 26587)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 14; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 16 - 18; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 17 - 19.
Secretive species found in lagoon and seaward reef slopes in areas with rich coral growth. Found singly or in aggregations (Ref. 1602); forms harems of 3-7 individuals. Feeds on algae. Frequently exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.6 - 28.8, mean 27.5 °C (based on 598 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.04365 (0.02352 - 0.08101), b=2.75 (2.59 - 2.91), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.29 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 106 [51, 161] mg/100g; Iron = 0.719 [0.442, 1.188] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.9, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.125 [0.075, 0.203] g/100g; Selenium = 26.2 [14.3, 48.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 103 [28, 361] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.73 [1.18, 2.49] mg/100g (wet weight);
