Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, including the Gulf of Aqaba to South Africa and Madagascar.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4315); common length : 50.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3476)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 11. Body mottled with brownish or greenish above, whitish below; caudal fin with 3-4 dark bands, other fins with large dark blotches (Ref. 4315).
Found in the vicinity of coral reefs on sand or rubble bottoms.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Knapp, L.W., 1984. Platycephalidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 3. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 29.2, mean 28.1 °C (based on 1815 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00230 - 0.00908), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 37 [19, 97] mg/100g; Iron = 0.524 [0.241, 1.273] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.107 [0.045, 0.302] g/100g; Selenium = 34.3 [17.0, 95.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 66 [23, 170] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.01 [0.65, 1.56] mg/100g (wet weight);