Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical; 30°N - 28°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Easter Island, north to the Ryukyus, south to Australia. Throughout Micronesia (Ref. 1602).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 140 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Benthic (Ref. 58302). Burrowing species (Ref. 7300). Inhabits sandy areas. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 28.8, mean 27.6 °C (based on 542 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5003 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (84 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 26.8 [13.8, 41.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.459 [0.273, 0.926] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.3, 21.2] %; Omega3 = 0.0862 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 53.7 [29.1, 107.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 35.4 [9.5, 118.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.993 [0.702, 1.390] mg/100g (wet weight);
