Taxonomic Remarks
The synonym P. quadrispinosa (Weber, 1913) is valid and redescriberd according to Johnson & White, 2012 (Ref. 90268).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 100 m (Ref. 128797). Tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Indo-West Pacific: India and Sri Lanka to Tonga (Ref. 53797); , Ryukyu Islands and the Great Barrier Reef to the Marshall Islands and Samoa.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 48636)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 4 - 5; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 20 - 21; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 17. A row of small blackish spots in outer third of anal fin (Ref 42740). Males develop a conspicuous ocellus on each side of the nape (Ref. 1602). Young are best identified by the patch of small spots on the cheek that usually remains evident in adults (Ref. 48636).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits both clear lagoon and seaward reefs, in areas of open sand and rubble as well as on rocky surfaces between coral heads. Also in current prone channels (Ref. 48636). May be found solitary or form small groups (Ref. 90102).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | 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: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 26.1 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 586 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00314 - 0.01524), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 1.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 87.2 [47.6, 133.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.685 [0.432, 1.101] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.9, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.0982 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 36.4 [19.8, 69.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 70.1 [25.2, 189.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.4 [1.0, 2.0] mg/100g (wet weight);