Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 60 - 230 m (Ref. 47838), usually 100 - 230 m (Ref. 47838). Tropical
Western Atlantic: known from several localities in the West Indies and ranging south to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9626)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 20; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 15.
Inhabit steep offshore rocky reefs (Ref. 47838). Feed on sponges, filamentous algae and small crustaceans (Ref. 9626). Rarely seen except from submersibles below 100 m (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., R. Steene and M. Allen, 1998. A guide to angelfishes and butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research. 250 p. (Ref. 47838)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.1 - 23.8, mean 19.5 °C (based on 101 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01117 - 0.04486), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.27 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).