Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 40 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Seychelles and Mozambique (probably wider distribution in this part of the ocean).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 37792)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 5; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 27 - 30; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais moles: 26 - 28.
Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 37792). Feeds on leafy or fleshy algae and zooplankton (Ref. 37792). Found singly or in small groups (Ref. 37792).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Randall, J.E., 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.5 - 28.9, mean 27.7 °C (based on 706 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02512 (0.01442 - 0.04376), b=3.00 (2.85 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 33.9 [20.0, 65.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.527 [0.268, 0.925] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.4, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.114 [0.070, 0.214] g/100g; Selenium = 36.4 [18.8, 66.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 50.9 [14.8, 166.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.47 [1.01, 2.13] mg/100g (wet weight);