Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, including the Gulf of Aqaba to South Africa and Madagascar.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4315); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3476)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 11. Body mottled with brownish or greenish above, whitish below; caudal fin with 3-4 dark bands, other fins with large dark blotches (Ref. 4315).
Found in the vicinity of coral reefs on sand or rubble bottoms.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Knapp, L.W., 1984. Platycephalidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 3. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 29.2, mean 28.1 °C (based on 1815 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00230 - 0.00908), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 37 [19, 97] mg/100g; Iron = 0.524 [0.241, 1.273] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.107 [0.045, 0.302] g/100g; Selenium = 34.3 [17.0, 95.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 66 [23, 170] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.01 [0.65, 1.56] mg/100g (wet weight);
