Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 40 m (Ref. 90102), usually 10 - 35 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 19°N - 24°S
Indo-West Pacific: Mauritius to the Philippines and Bali (Indonesia) to the Solomon Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and the Great Barrier Reef; Palau in Micronesia. Reported from southern Japan (Ref. 9710).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2334)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 15 - 17; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 8. Males of this species differ from males of P. pascalus by having a yellowish snout (Ref. 37816).
Found primarily on continental reefs (Ref. 9710). Form aggregations on outer reef slopes to depths over 30 m (Ref. 9710). Feeds on planktonic crustaceans and fish eggs (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.2 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 560 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00618 - 0.02945), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.41 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 = 102 [55, 201] mg/100g; Iron = 0.872 [0.469, 1.519] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.3, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.173 [0.104, 0.283] g/100g; Selenium = 24.8 [13.9, 48.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 216 [74, 678] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.56 [1.03, 2.27] mg/100g (wet weight);