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Etymology: Cabillus: Dutch, kabeljau = cod fish, a dish of cod mached (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to Tongareva (also called Penrhyn Island), northern Cook Islands, South Pacific, the type locality. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 9 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical; 25°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: islands in the Indian Ocean to the Hawaiian and Line islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and Tonga.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125964); 2.4 cm SL (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Characterized by mainly white body color with short dark brown bar below eye; presence of dark band from rear eye to nape; side of body with irregular brown markings; large brown saddles below dorsal fins and dorsally on caudal peduncle; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 27; median predorsal scales absent; prepectoral and prepelvic areas without scales; depressed head, head depth about 1.3 in head width; opening of gill restricted to base of pectoral fin; depth of body 5.3-6.0 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Occurs on sandy bottoms of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of over 9 m (Ref. 37816). Gut examined of a 2.78 cm SL male included remains of mantid shrimps and that of a 2.39 mm SL female included one juvenile specimen of Cabillus tongarevae, indicating possible cannibalistic habit (Ref. 125964).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2003 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 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 = 409 [175, 1,135] mg/100g; Iron = 1.48 [0.65, 3.22] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [15.6, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0955 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 25.1 [7.6, 73.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 129 [27, 607] μg/100g; Zinc = 4.14 [2.30, 6.87] mg/100g (wet weight);