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Caesionidae (Fusiliers) > Caesioninae
Etymology: Pterocaesio: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Latin, caesius = blue grey (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 25 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 27°S, 40°E - 157°E (Ref. 402)
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to eastern Australia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 402)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 10 - 11; Raios dorsais (total) : 14 - 16; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 11 - 13. Body light blue to brownish dorsally, white to pinkish ventrally. Broad yellow stripe just under lateral line (Ref. 48636). 4-5 cheek scales; 21-27 predorsal scales; scaled dorsal and anal fins. Upper peduncular scale rows usually 11 (11-13); lower peduncular scale rows usually 15 (14-17). Ventrolateral surface of basioccipital with a broad process for insertion of Baudelot's ligament. Post maxillary with 2 processes; posterior end of maxilla tapered. Small conical teeth in jaws, voter and palatines (Ref. 1723). Head length 3.0-3.5 in SL; body depth 3.3-4.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Ranges widely around coral reefs. Found in schools. Feeds on zooplankton in large midwater aggregations. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs (Ref. 402). Also caught by drive-in nets. Valuable tuna baitfish.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Carpenter, K.E., 1987. Revision of the Indo-Pacific fish family Caesionidae (Lutjanoidea), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (15):56 p. (Ref. 1723)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; isca: usually
Ferramentas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2663 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 87.4 [57.2, 143.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.899 [0.575, 1.339] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.143 [0.094, 0.215] g/100g; Selenium = 27.3 [16.7, 48.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 116 [47, 298] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.4 [1.0, 1.9] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.
