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Dorsal
spines
(total): 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines
: 3;
Anal
soft rays
: 9. Body is green posteriorly , shading to dusky blue-green in the middle, and to brighter blue-green anteriorly and on postorbital portion of the head; lower fourth of the body light red; postorbital head and anterior upper half of the body finely speckled with black; snout greenish yellow.
More common in outer reef areas than sheltered lagoon reefs. Usually seen in small groups feeding a short distance above the bottom on zooplankton. These groups are composed mainly of females and juveniles. Males in courtship, actively swim up to 3 m or more above the bottom with fins fully erect.
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Larvae
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
)
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201
): 24.7 - 28.9, mean 27.4 °C (based on 160 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00707 - 0.03555), b=2.95 (2.76 - 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 (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155
): Calcium = 98.6 [57.7, 182.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.881 [0.506, 1.670] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.3, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.161 [0.095, 0.269] g/100g; Selenium = 23.7 [13.6, 46.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 226 [69, 811] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.7 [1.1, 2.7] mg/100g (wet weight);
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