Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 35 - 50 m (Ref. 9806). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Indonesia, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9806)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9; Rayons mous anaux: 9. Has a large protuberance on the snout (Ref. 37816).
Inhabits rubble substrates in channels between sheltered inner reefs or in deep sandy lagoons around coral patches (Ref. 48637). Solitary or in pairs (Ref. 90102). Generally uncommon species (Ref. 9710) that inhabits coral reefs and flat bottoms in coastal areas. Feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Matsuura, K., 2001. Ostraciidae. Boxfishes. p. 3948-3951. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9806)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Venomous
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt; Aquarium: potentiel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.3 - 28.4, mean 27.4 °C (based on 123 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03548 (0.01700 - 0.07404), b=2.81 (2.62 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 42.9 [18.4, 104.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.617 [0.311, 1.405] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [16.1, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.112 [0.058, 0.209] g/100g; Selenium = 38.3 [19.9, 78.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48 [14, 167] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.06 [0.72, 1.57] mg/100g (wet weight);
