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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Microspathodontinae
Etymology: Stegastes: Greek, stegastos, -e, -on = covered (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; standorttreu; tiefenbereich 1 - 10 m (Ref. 57763). Subtropical; 32°N - 23°N
Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico, including the Gulf of California.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 59088); common length : 8.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 55763); max. veröff. Alter: 11 Jahre (Ref. 52465)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 12; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 15 - 16; Afterflossenstacheln: 2; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 12 - 14. Exhibits color variations.
Adults inhabit rocky inshore reefs (Ref. 9334). Omnivorous (Ref. 9334). 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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.8 - 25.9, mean 23.2 °C (based on 117 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.01198 - 0.03323), b=2.98 (2.84 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 4.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (tmax=11).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 90.7 [38.3, 153.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.945 [0.514, 1.800] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.5, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.071, 0.274] g/100g; Selenium = 12.4 [5.2, 30.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.6 [5.7, 138.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.42 [0.85, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight);