Taxonomic Remarks
Emily Repair country records.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Mauritius, Reunion (Ref. 54356), and Seychelles. Probably more wide-ranging in the area. Western Central Pacific: Guam (Ref. 35720) and Australia (Ref. 2334).
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 35.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 37792); edad máxima reportada: 25 años (Ref. 52229)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 5; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 26 - 29; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 26 - 28. Small blackish spots usually present, at least dorsoanteriorly on body. Adults with a large bulbous protuberance at front of snout (Ref 9808).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs in coral reefs. Diet consisted a high proportion of the green alga, Caulerpa.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Randall, J.E., 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.5 - 29, mean 27.5 °C (based on 294 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.00948 - 0.04603), b=2.95 (2.77 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (tm=4; K=0.428; tmax=25).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 37.1 [21.6, 74.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.587 [0.284, 1.028] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.138 [0.084, 0.262] g/100g; Selenium = 40.8 [20.9, 80.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 36.2 [10.4, 119.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.59 [1.07, 2.32] mg/100g (wet weight);