Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 5 - 15 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Pacific: Malay Peninsula, northward to southern Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)
Inhabits coastal rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Solitary species. Feeds on sponges and tunicates. Rarely exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Allen, G.R., 1985. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.2 - 29.2, mean 28.7 °C (based on 1524 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03090 (0.01359 - 0.07026), b=2.89 (2.70 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 65.7 [33.6, 107.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.599 [0.363, 0.985] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.1, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0926 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 23.2 [12.9, 43.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 78.3 [20.7, 269.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.51 [1.04, 2.19] mg/100g (wet weight);