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Doratonotus megalepis Günther, 1862

Dwarf wrasse
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Doratonotus: Latin, deauratus = golden + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 33°N - 29°S, 98°W - 10°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida, USA to Brazil (Ref. 57756). Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Is, and São Tomé.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9626); poids max. publié: 10.80 g (Ref. 9626)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 9. Color primarily grass green; usually some scattered small white or pale blue spots on head and body; small reddish brown spot near upper edge of caudal fin and another near lower edge (Ref. 13442).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits shallow beds of turtle grass (Thalassia). Common but seldom noticed (Ref. 9710).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Westneat, Mark | Collaborateurs

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)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 March 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.1 - 28.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 549 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00644 - 0.01868), b=3.04 (2.89 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 128 [74, 235] mg/100g; Iron = 0.868 [0.485, 1.651] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [15.6, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.161 [0.096, 0.267] g/100g; Selenium = 19.7 [10.8, 37.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 163 [48, 637] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.04 [1.34, 3.22] mg/100g (wet weight);