Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 2 - 40 m (Ref. 90102), usually 10 - 35 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 19°N - 24°S
Indo-West Pacific: Mauritius to the Philippines and Bali (Indonesia) to the Solomon Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and the Great Barrier Reef; Palau in Micronesia. Reported from southern Japan (Ref. 9710).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2334)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15 - 17; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 8. Males of this species differ from males of P. pascalus by having a yellowish snout (Ref. 37816).
Found primarily on continental reefs (Ref. 9710). Form aggregations on outer reef slopes to depths over 30 m (Ref. 9710). Feeds on planktonic crustaceans and fish eggs (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.2 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 560 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 102 [55, 201] mg/100g; Iron = 0.872 [0.469, 1.519] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.3, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.173 [0.104, 0.283] g/100g; Selenium = 24.8 [13.9, 48.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 216 [74, 678] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.56 [1.03, 2.27] mg/100g (wet weight);