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Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Brachaluteres: Greek, brachys = short + Latin, luteus = yellow (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 60 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 12°N - 32°S
Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Lord Howe Island), and the Marshall Islands. Reported from the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48594)
Solitary among seaweed, hard and soft corals, sponges and crinoids. Inhabits coastal reefs in 8-35 m (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 27.9, mean 26.4 °C (based on 170 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00943 - 0.04220), b=2.93 (2.75 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 154 [64, 422] mg/100g; Iron = 1.19 [0.52, 2.94] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [15.3, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.135 [0.054, 0.308] g/100g; Selenium = 33.2 [13.8, 83.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 85 [21, 339] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.43 [1.48, 3.98] mg/100g (wet weight);