Classification / Names
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 12 - 100 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 34°N - 35°S, 25°E - 170°W
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to New Caledonia, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3287); common length : 90.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5450); peso massimo pubblicato: 14.5 kg (Ref. 3287)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 28 - 32; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 25 - 26.
Adults inhabit deep offshore reefs (Ref. 9710, 48635). They are found near corals and rocks. Large individuals are solitary. They feed on shrimp and small fish (Ref. 5213). Juveniles form small schools. Excellent food fish (Ref. 12484). Minimum depth range based on occurrence (Ref. 11897); to be replaced with a better reference.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.9 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 1122 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01539 - 0.03572), b=2.93 (2.81 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.72 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 21.8 [13.8, 42.9] mg/100g; Iron = 1.03 [0.48, 2.00] mg/100g; Protein = 20.3 [17.7, 22.3] %; Omega3 = 0.162 [0.098, 0.275] g/100g; Selenium = 12.1 [6.0, 24.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 44.6 [8.3, 251.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.601 [0.330, 1.339] mg/100g (wet weight);