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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: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; standvastig; diepte 0 - 100 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical; 33°N - 5°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: including southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and the Caribbean. Probably extending to Brazil (Ref. 9626).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 26340)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 12; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 14 - 17; Anale stekels: 2; Anale zachte stralen: 13 - 15. Exhibits geographic color variations (Ref. 7247). Body dark in front, becoming abruptly yellow between last dorsal spine and anal fin origin (Ref. 26938).
Adults inhabit shallow coral reefs and isolated patch reefs in deeper water. Feed primarily on algae but also on polychaetes, hydroids, copepods and ascidians (Ref. 9626). Aggressively territorial but only around a small area (Ref. 9710). 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). Taken incidentally in traps and small-meshed beach nets (Ref. 5217).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 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). This species has a juvenile bisexual condition and a typical gonochore testis (Ref. 103751).
Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 28, mean 26.9 °C (based on 262 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00564 - 0.02686), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 123 [65, 204] mg/100g; Iron = 0.889 [0.533, 1.467] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.1, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.157 [0.098, 0.256] g/100g; Selenium = 30.7 [16.8, 59.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 111 [31, 375] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.37 [1.62, 3.37] mg/100g (wet weight);
