Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 3 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesan Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and Rapa. Throughout Micronesia (Ref. 1602).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4201)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11 - 13; Épines anales: 4; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 9. Head and body silvery, scales often with blackish spot in centre (Ref. 4201). LL scales with pale red spot and black edges (Ref. 4201).
Found mainly around oceanic islands (Ref. 9710). It is an uncommon inhabitant of reef flats, lagoon and semi-sheltered seaward reefs to depths over 20 m. Occurs with N. sammara in coral-rich areas with large staghorn Acropora corals. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 11889).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.2 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2871 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01214 - 0.03132), b=2.94 (2.80 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 68.7 [31.1, 214.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.693 [0.278, 1.457] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.6, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.159 [0.065, 0.380] g/100g; Selenium = 27.1 [15.3, 53.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 82.9 [30.7, 235.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.27 [0.81, 1.98] mg/100g (wet weight);
