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Indo-West Pacific: East Indies and the Philippines, through Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef to the Solomon Island, Palau, and north to China; extends into the Indian Ocean at least to the Maldives, India and Sri Lanka.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
9710
)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10 - 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 17-19;
Anal
spines
: 3-4;
Anal
soft rays
: 14 - 17. White to yellowish below with 7 black stripes over head and sides, one centrally on snout and another as a strong black margin on end of dorsal and anal fins. Third line extends onto ventral fin (Ref.
48636
). Snout length 3.0-4.1 in HL. Body depth 1.4-1.6 in SL (Ref.
90102
).
Swim in pairs in coral rich areas of sheltered lagoon and inshore reefs; juveniles seen in groups among
Acropora
corals. Feed exclusively on coral polyps. Oviparous (Ref.
205
). Form pairs during breeding (Ref.
205
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
|
Reproduction
|
Spawning
|
Eggs
|
Fecundity
|
Larvae
Distinct pairing (Ref.
205
). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref.
52884
).
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201
): 26 - 29.3, mean 28.7 °C (based on 2330 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01133 - 0.04632), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 2.6 ±0.40 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 = 147 [76, 235] mg/100g; Iron = 1.03 [0.60, 1.74] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.1, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.107 [0.062, 0.186] g/100g; Selenium = 32.6 [17.3, 65.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.2 [11.5, 154.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.01 [1.33, 2.95] mg/100g (wet weight);
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