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Etymology: Craterognathus: Name from Greek 'kratero' meaning strong and 'gnathos' for jaw, referring to the characteristic stout lower jaw.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 200 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical; 30°N - 23°S
Indo-Pacifc: from the Red Sea and the eastern coast of Africa to Fiji and Samoa, except the Persian Gulf.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3197); common length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9137)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 22 - 24; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 18 - 20.
Adults occur in shallow water along edges of steep outer reef and lagoon slopes. Found singly or in groups (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
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: scarso interesse commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.2 - 28.5, mean 27.1 °C (based on 1110 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.67 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): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 31.2 [20.2, 64.5] mg/100g; Iron = 1.2 [0.6, 2.3] mg/100g; Protein = 20.1 [17.5, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.192 [0.115, 0.342] g/100g; Selenium = 12.2 [5.9, 24.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 54.1 [10.0, 308.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.684 [0.379, 1.517] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.