Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 20 - 170 m (Ref. 47838), usually 45 - 170 m (Ref. 47838). Subtropical; 36°N - 20°N
Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan in Mexico; unknown in Bahamas and Antilles.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 7251)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 12 - 14; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 17 - 20; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 14 - 16. Broad dark bar slopes down and backward from middle of spiny dorsal fin to base of rear part of anal fin (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabit deep offshore reefs (Ref. 4858). Rarely seen by divers (Ref. 4858). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., R. Steene and M. Allen, 1998. A guide to angelfishes and butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research. 250 p. (Ref. 47838)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18 - 27.2, mean 23.3 °C (based on 89 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01097 - 0.04568), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 63.9 [28.1, 133.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.85 [0.45, 1.60] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [18.0, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.217 [0.113, 0.417] g/100g; Selenium = 21.4 [9.1, 45.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.9 [6.9, 127.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.949 [0.576, 1.469] mg/100g (wet weight);