Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; standvastig; diepte 2 - 25 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line Islands; north to the Ryukyu Islands; south to the Great Barrier Reef; including Micronesia and the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5227).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 48636)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 12 - 13; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 23 - 25; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 18 - 20.
Occur in coral rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs, and feed exclusively on coral polyps (Ref. 9710). Juvenile usually solitary among branching corals, adults usually paired and home-ranging (Ref. 9710, 48636). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2623 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01133 - 0.04632), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.61 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 = 89.5 [47.3, 136.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.765 [0.457, 1.230] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.6, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.112 [0.071, 0.176] g/100g; Selenium = 30.2 [17.3, 55.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 49.7 [15.1, 161.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.34 [0.91, 1.91] mg/100g (wet weight);