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Etymology: Salarias: Latin, salar, salaris = trout (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Bath & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 12 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Palau in Micronesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Adults are found solitary on coral outcrops (Ref. 90102). They inhabit shallow lagoon reefs, on algal covered rocks and rubble (Ref. 9710). Feed on algae growing at the coral bases. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114). Maximum depth reported by Ref. 48636.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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): 27.4 - 29.3, mean 28.8 °C (based on 1360 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00461 - 0.02381), b=2.98 (2.79 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 131 [70, 225] mg/100g; Iron = 0.891 [0.529, 1.461] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.2, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.125 [0.075, 0.206] g/100g; Selenium = 20.7 [11.5, 39.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 113 [33, 391] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.5 [1.7, 3.6] mg/100g (wet weight);