Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 5 - 110 m (Ref. 128797). Tropical; 32°N - 24°S, 30°E - 137°W
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa eastward through northern Australia to Line, Marquesas and Society Islands, north to southern Japan
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4420); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3109)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 33 - 36; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 28 - 31.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabits reef channels or along slopes that are subject to strong currents (Ref. 48637). Occur in current-swept seaward coral reefs. Usually form aggregations and feed on zooplankton as well as sponges (Ref. 9770). Juveniles associated with isolated patches of rubble or crevices with proper-sized shelter holes (Ref. 1602). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form large schools to feed on zooplankton (Ref. 48637). Also taken by drive-in nets (Ref. 9770). Marketed fresh or dried-salted. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874. Popular aquarium fish (Ref. 37816).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Only females tend the eggs but both parents keep guard (Ref. 116451).
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 24.9 - 29.1, mean 27.9 °C (based on 918 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03311 (0.01927 - 0.05691), b=2.94 (2.79 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 33.4 [14.1, 77.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.543 [0.282, 1.221] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [16.2, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.102 [0.051, 0.199] g/100g; Selenium = 37.1 [19.2, 76.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 45 [13, 159] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.996 [0.679, 1.475] mg/100g (wet weight);