Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 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.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 12 - 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 17 - 20; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 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).
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
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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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 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01117 - 0.04486), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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);