Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 60 m (Ref. 128797). Tropical; 32°N - 28°S
Indo-Pacific: Western India to Pitcairn Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals, southern Queensland, and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 12 - 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 21 - 22; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 17 - 18.
Common in coral-rich areas of subtidal reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles solitary and usually found in estuaries and lagoons; adults usually in pairs (Ref. 48636). Feed mainly on coral polyps. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Form pairs during breeding (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 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 28.9, mean 27.8 °C (based on 554 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.01259 - 0.03162), b=3.09 (2.95 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 90.5 [46.1, 149.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.772 [0.445, 1.287] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.7, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.128 [0.077, 0.208] g/100g; Selenium = 31.9 [17.6, 60.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 54.3 [16.4, 177.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.23 [0.82, 1.79] mg/100g (wet weight);