Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 5 - 92 m (Ref. 9710), usually 15 - 40 m (Ref. 55199). Subtropical; 36°N - 25°S, 98°W - 33°W
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to northern South America, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Eastern Atlantic.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?, range 8 - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4858)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 13 - 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 20 - 22; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 19. Edges of the scales yellowish on back; a black bar on head through eye; a broad blackish bar across caudal peduncle which extends into soft portions of dorsal fin above and anal fin below; caudal fin light yellow, white at base (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabit coral reefs. Prefer to feed on eggs of Abudefduf saxatilis (Ref. 9626) but also on polychaete worms, shrimps, amphipods and hydroids. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., 1985. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 22.7 - 28, mean 26.1 °C (based on 274 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01383 - 0.03975), b=3.02 (2.87 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Fec = 7,800).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 61.8 [27.2, 144.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.822 [0.414, 1.581] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [18.2, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.218 [0.112, 0.427] g/100g; Selenium = 18.1 [7.6, 38.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33.4 [7.7, 149.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.867 [0.513, 1.354] mg/100g (wet weight);