Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 2 - 70 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 11228), including Maldives, Madagascar, Reunion, and Mauritius (Ref. 33390).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4858)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 15; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15 - 17; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 17 - 19.
Inhabits shallow waters in the Red Sea; deeper in the Andaman Sea, usually at depths of 40 m or more. Caudal fin tips very long (Ref. 48636). A single male is usually seen with several females, commonly on steep slopes. Feeds on planktonic food several meters above the bottom.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Allen, G.R., 1985. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.8 - 29.3, mean 27.3 °C (based on 348 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 64.7 [38.6, 100.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.69 [0.44, 1.05] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.6, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.152 [0.100, 0.232] g/100g; Selenium = 27 [15, 48] μg/100g; VitaminA = 207 [76, 565] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.4 [1.0, 1.9] mg/100g (wet weight);
