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Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)

Sicklefin parrotfish
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Scarus falcipinnis
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin récifal; profondeur 6 - 20 m (Ref. 52753). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Oman, Mozambique, Seychelles, and Mauritius (Ref. 35918). Also reported from Madagascar (Ref. 3488) and Reunion (Ref. 53568). Presence in Somalia to be confirmed (Ref. 30573).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710); poids max. publié: 3.0 kg (Ref. 3488)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits steep seaward reef slopes to at least 20 m depth (Ref. 9710). Feeds on benthic algae. Also caught with nets, and other kinds of artisanal gear. Sold mostly fresh in markets.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. (Ref. 35918)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 September 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 25.7 - 29.2, mean 28.5 °C (based on 2224 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 30.9 [20.1, 51.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.678 [0.467, 1.029] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.6, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0795 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 18.9 [11.7, 30.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.8 [12.8, 138.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 2 [2, 3] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.