Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 25 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical; 32°N - 22°S
Indo-Pacific: Malaysia to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northwestern Australia; Palau in Micronesia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 48635); common length : 7.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 37816)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 8.
An uncommon species found among branching corals of sheltered lagoon reefs (Ref.1607). In small to large aggregations low on the reef. Rarely seen deeper than 10 m (Ref. 48635).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 27.6 - 29.3, mean 28.8 °C (based on 1366 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00201 - 0.01253), b=3.26 (3.04 - 3.48), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 171 [91, 297] mg/100g; Iron = 0.983 [0.553, 1.637] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.4, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.104 [0.057, 0.192] g/100g; Selenium = 32.1 [14.8, 69.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 84.6 [26.8, 255.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.08 [1.34, 3.08] mg/100g (wet weight);