Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 8 - 30 m (Ref. 90102), usually 15 - 20 m (Ref. 48637). Tropical; 25°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 33°N - 25°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesan and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Vanuatu.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1602); edad máxima reportada: 31 años (Ref. 52229)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 4 - 5; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 28 - 30; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 27 - 28. Distinctive humped back; horn only in adult males. A few scattered small dark-edged pale spots on postorbital head and body above pectoral fins. No white margin posteriorly on caudal fin. Profile of snout from mouth to eye strongly sloping, forming an angle of about 40° to horizontal axis of body (Ref 9808).
Inhabits deep coastal, usually in small groups but occasionally in large schools (Ref. 48637). Sometimes solitary (Ref. 90102). An uncommon species found in seaward reef slopes (Ref. 9710, 48637), also along rocky shores (Ref. 30573). Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 30573). Caught with nets (Ref. 30573).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Spawn in pairs (Ref. 240).
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
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.7 - 29, mean 28.1 °C (based on 218 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00818 - 0.02439), b=2.93 (2.78 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.29 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (K=0.429; tmax=31).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 23.1 [13.7, 44.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.437 [0.219, 0.804] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.7, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.107 [0.065, 0.200] g/100g; Selenium = 36.5 [18.1, 64.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 54.9 [16.4, 168.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.26 [0.87, 1.79] mg/100g (wet weight);
