Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 0 - 30 m (Ref. 1602), usually ? - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 36°N - 30°S, 30°E - 150°W
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Society islands.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4859)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 13 - 15; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 14 - 16; Afterflossenstacheln: 3 - 5; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 13 - 15.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Territorial species which occur in shallow lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs (Ref. 48636). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Closely associated with tabular and staghorn Acropora corals upon which they feed on their polyps and mucus. Solitary or in pairs. Juveniles secretive among coral branches (Ref. 48636). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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): 24.9 - 29.3, mean 28.3 °C (based on 2980 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02138 (0.01361 - 0.03357), b=2.95 (2.82 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (K=0.5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 80 [42, 125] mg/100g; Iron = 0.669 [0.407, 1.064] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.4, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.114 [0.073, 0.178] g/100g; Selenium = 26.3 [15.5, 47.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 73 [22, 228] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.33 [0.92, 1.89] mg/100g (wet weight);
