Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal. Tropical
Eastern Pacific Ocean: from Panama and Costa Rica. Former subspecies Malacoctenus margaritae mexicanus elevated to species level (Ref. 82814).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 11482)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Malacoctenus margaritae differs from Malacoctenus mexicanus by the following characters: symphysial pores 1-4, usually 2-4 (vs. 1-4, usually 1); scales between anterior lateral line and the dorsal contour 3-4, usually 3 (vs. 4-5, usually 4); length of the third pelvic-fin ray is shorter and body marking is considerably more distinct in Malacoctenus margaritae (Ref. 82814).
Feeds on invertebrates.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00399 - 0.02083), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 398 [217, 876] mg/100g; Iron = 1.56 [0.95, 2.73] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [17.0, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.262 [0.140, 0.491] g/100g; Selenium = 28.1 [13.1, 60.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 62.1 [19.6, 187.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.31 [1.56, 3.38] mg/100g (wet weight);