Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 30874). Tropical; 30°N - 22°S
Pacific: Ryukyu Is. to the Great Barrier Reef, east to New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Palau, Kiribati, and the Marshall Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Characterized by having blackish spots on cheek; fully united pelvic fins forming disc; rounded caudal fin, about equal to head length; absence of scales and head pores; tricuspid jaw teeth, enlarged outer row; depth of body 6.0 in SL (Ref. 90102); body green with red dorsal, anal, and caudal fins; SL to 25 mm (Ref. 1602).
Intertidal, actively shuttling back and forth between rock pools and air (Ref. 31184). Feeds on algae and crustaceans. Tolerates a wide range of temperature and salinity (Ref. 1602). Breathes air when out of water (Ref. 31184).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.2 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 1180 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).