Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 15 - 110 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical
Western Atlantic: southern Florida in USA, Bahamas and Mexico to northern South America.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11 - 12.
Occurs in deeper waters around coral reefs. Forms small groups to feed on plankton (Ref. 9710). Synchronously hermaphroditic.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.2 - 27.6, mean 24.8 °C (based on 104 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00200 - 0.01202), b=3.12 (2.91 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 77.1 [37.8, 189.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.861 [0.421, 1.834] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.2, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.182 [0.088, 0.367] g/100g; Selenium = 16.4 [6.6, 40.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 121 [32, 556] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.18 [0.67, 1.94] mg/100g (wet weight);