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Dorsal
spines
(total): 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines
: 3;
Anal
soft rays
: 9 - 10. Males complexly and brightly colored than the juvenile-female phase; adults with blue-rimmed scales on mid-side of the body; a narrow diagonal blue\purple band at pectoral base and extending below. Median and pelvic fins with light blue or blue green rays. Lateral line interrupted. Median predorsal scales 6. Caudal fin rounded (small individuals) to rhomboidal.
Forms aggregations 1 to 2 m above coral or rocky bottoms along edges of lagoon, channel, and outer reef slopes. Feeds on zooplankton in the water column. Sometimes form large schools (Ref.
48636
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Larvae
Randall, J.E.
, 1992. A review of the labrid fishes of the genus
Cirrhilabrus
from Japan, Taiwan and the Mariana Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Micronesica 25(1):99-121. (Ref.
5278
)
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201
): 26.3 - 29, mean 28.2 °C (based on 460 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 = 86.6 [50.5, 157.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.809 [0.463, 1.547] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.3, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.15 [0.09, 0.25] g/100g; Selenium = 21.9 [12.6, 43.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 241 [73, 878] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.66 [1.11, 2.62] mg/100g (wet weight);
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