Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 0 - 60 m (Ref. 89972). Tropical; 35°N - 32°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Izu Island, south to Lord Howe Island. Not found in the Red Sea, Hawaii, and the southern Pacific Ocean (Ref. 48391).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26587)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 16 - 18; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 19.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Secretive species found in lagoon and seaward reef slopes in areas with rich coral growth. Found singly or in aggregations (Ref. 1602); forms harems of 3-7 individuals. Feeds on algae. Frequently exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.6 - 28.8, mean 27.5 °C (based on 598 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.04169 (0.02267 - 0.07667), b=2.75 (2.60 - 2.90), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.8 ±0.29 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 106 [51, 161] mg/100g; Iron = 0.719 [0.442, 1.188] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.9, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.125 [0.075, 0.203] g/100g; Selenium = 26.2 [14.3, 48.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 103 [28, 361] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.73 [1.18, 2.49] mg/100g (wet weight);