Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 20 - 350 m (Ref. 58488). Tropical; 20°N - 36°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa (Ref. 4326) to Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. One specimen from Rapa (Ref. 4326).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9710)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 9; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 12; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 9. Body deep blue in color with a yellow band from snout through eye and along back to caudal fin (Ref. 4326).
Inhabits caves and crevices in rocky reefs (Ref. 9710). Skin contains grammistin which imparts a bitter taste. The amount of toxin produced increases when the fish is frightened (Ref. 4326). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 09710.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Randall, J.E., 1986. Grammistidae. p. 537-538. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4326)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 4326)
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.9 - 28, mean 24 °C (based on 739 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.65 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34.6 [21.0, 66.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.504 [0.266, 0.823] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.7, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.184 [0.120, 0.287] g/100g; Selenium = 46.5 [27.0, 79.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 98.1 [35.0, 315.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.993 [0.688, 1.405] mg/100g (wet weight);
