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Indo-Pacific: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands (Ref.
37792
) to Kiribati, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and Samoa.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
2334
)
Occur in clear, current-swept terraces of seaward reefs. Observed in loose aggregations 1 or 2 meters above the bottom; juveniles and subadults typical in groups near isolated
Pocillopora eydouxi
coral heads and when alarmed hide themselves tightly among the branches (Ref.
9710
). Benthopelagic (Ref.
58302
). Feed on zooplankton and occasionally on algae (Ref.
9710
,
48637
,
27115
,
83665
). Relatively uncommon and highly localized (Ref.
1602
,
9710
). Very popular and hardy aquarium fish. Anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland (Ref.
57406
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
|
Reproduction
|
Spawning
|
Eggs
|
Fecundity
|
Larvae
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201
): 24.7 - 29, mean 27.9 °C (based on 1082 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01098 - 0.05004), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155
): Calcium = 49.1 [27.8, 87.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.63 [0.35, 1.15] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.4, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.118 [0.072, 0.202] g/100g; Selenium = 29.7 [15.0, 56.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 80.7 [24.5, 263.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.02 [0.66, 1.48] mg/100g (wet weight);
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