Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 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).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3287); common length : 90.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5450); peso máximo publicado: 14.5 kg (Ref. 3287)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 28 - 32; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 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
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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
Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
Herramientas
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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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.72 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (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);
