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Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Pomacentrus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 1 - 43 m (Ref. 7247). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the east African coast south to Natal, South Africa. Reported as likely to occur at Seychelles in Smith & Smith 1963 (Ref. 1623) but not listed as such in Allen 1991 (Ref. 7247).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 14; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14 - 16; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 15 - 17. Exhibits geographic color variations.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Adults inhabit inshore and offshore coral reefs (Ref. 7247). 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).
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
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 27.2 °C (based on 258 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02399 (0.01134 - 0.05074), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.7 ±0.30 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 109 [55, 167] mg/100g; Iron = 0.758 [0.467, 1.242] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.0, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.119 [0.072, 0.189] g/100g; Selenium = 26.4 [14.8, 48.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 86.1 [23.5, 292.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.75 [1.20, 2.53] mg/100g (wet weight);