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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Halichoeres: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, choiros = pig (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 37°N - 26°S, 100°W - 28°W
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Brazil (Ref. 7251).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55367); poids max. publié: 146.00 g (Ref. 9626)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 12. The dominant color markings are two dark stripes, one running from snout through eye to caudal base and the other, less pronounced, on lower side of body; a bicolored spot at edge of gill cover within upper dark stripe; large adult males green on back, shading to light greenish yellow on sides, the two stripes usually purplish; irregular light red bands on head and on caudal fin (Ref. 13442).
Commonly found in rocky and reef areas in shallow waters. Less common in seagrass beds. Feeds on other fishes (Ref. 5521) and gastropods (Ref. 9626). Forms leks during breeding (Ref. 55367). A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Diandric. Pelagic spawner (Ref. 32222). Sex reversal is completed in more than 3-4 weeks (Ref. 34185, 34257). Length at sex change = 30.2 cm TL (Ref. 55367).
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
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.4 - 28.2, mean 27.3 °C (based on 713 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00581 - 0.01432), b=3.07 (2.94 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 49.8 [30.1, 82.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.566 [0.328, 1.026] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [15.9, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.09, 0.20] g/100g; Selenium = 23.2 [14.0, 42.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 115 [35, 409] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.3 [0.9, 2.0] mg/100g (wet weight);
