Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 30 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 18°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands and south to Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)
Found on coral heads of lagoon and seaward reefs from 3 to at least 15 m (Ref. 1602). Solitary or in pairs, seldom seen (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.4 - 28.9, mean 27.9 °C (based on 198 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00427 (0.00166 - 0.01096), b=3.17 (2.94 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 95.8 [53.5, 202.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.676 [0.341, 1.254] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.111 [0.062, 0.204] g/100g; Selenium = 26.3 [12.2, 57.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 145 [44, 526] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.53 [0.96, 2.31] mg/100g (wet weight);
