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Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Mulloidichthys: Latin, mullus = soft + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Unfortunately, Steindachner says nothing in his original brief text about the person he was honouring in the binomial. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
FishBase common name changed from Orange goatfish to Pflueger's goatfish (Uiblein et al., 2024: Ref. 130857).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 30 - 110 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S, 51°E - 133°W
Indo-Pacific: Reunion to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Tonga; Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 1602)
Espinhos anais: 1; Raios anais moles: 7 - 8.
This schooling species occurs at depths exceeding 30 m to at least 110 over sandy patches and limestone bottoms (Ref. 5439). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). It is mainly diurnal. May display four alternating dark red and light red bars on the body when feeding (Ref. 5439).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; peixe desportivo: sim
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.4 - 28.3, mean 27.2 °C (based on 156 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00493 - 0.02126), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 42 [22, 69] mg/100g; Iron = 0.471 [0.223, 0.802] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.0, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.169 [0.114, 0.304] g/100g; Selenium = 36.1 [21.5, 59.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 97.9 [34.4, 340.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.994 [0.631, 1.382] mg/100g (wet weight);
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