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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Microspathodontinae
Etymology: Microspathodon: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, spatha = spathe + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823–1887) was an American zoologist and giant of American ornithology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Gill.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 3 - 8 m (Ref. 9334). Tropical; 32°N - 5°S
Eastern Pacific: central Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Revillagigedo, Cocos and Galapagos Islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7247)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15 - 16; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 14. Head with a prominent hump.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Adults inhabit rocky inshore reefs exposed to wave action and currents. Primarily herbivorous but occasionally takes a baited hook (Ref. 28023). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are deposited in crevices among the rocks in areas of strong current, usually in the lee of the current (Ref. 28023). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 22.9 - 29.1, mean 27 °C (based on 205 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00910 - 0.04376), b=2.99 (2.80 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.5 ±0.20 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 65.1 [33.4, 108.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.603 [0.359, 1.004] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.0, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0832 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 21.5 [11.6, 41.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 70.5 [17.6, 253.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.55 [1.05, 2.29] mg/100g (wet weight);