Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 12 - 100 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 34°N - 35°S, 25°E - 170°W
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to New Caledonia, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3287); common length : 90.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5450); peso máximo publicado: 14.5 kg (Ref. 3287)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 28 - 32; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 25 - 26.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Adults inhabit deep offshore reefs (Ref. 9710, 48635). They are found near corals and rocks. Large individuals are solitary. They feed on shrimp and small fish (Ref. 5213). Juveniles form small schools. Excellent food fish (Ref. 12484). Minimum depth range based on occurrence (Ref. 11897); to be replaced with a better reference.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.9 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 1122 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01535 - 0.03580), b=2.93 (2.81 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.1 ±0.72 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 21.8 [13.8, 42.9] mg/100g; Iron = 1.03 [0.48, 2.00] mg/100g; Protein = 20.3 [17.7, 22.3] %; Omega3 = 0.162 [0.098, 0.275] g/100g; Selenium = 12.1 [6.0, 24.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 44.6 [8.3, 251.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.601 [0.330, 1.339] mg/100g (wet weight);