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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Centrarchiformes
(Basses) >
Cirrhitidae
(Hawkfishes)
Etymology:
Paracirrhites:
Greek, para = the side of + Latin, cirrus = curl (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Cuvier
.
Issue
The species
Paracirrhites amblycephalus
(Bleeker 1857) is considered as valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref.
86870
). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 91 m (Ref.
37816
), usually 1 - 33 m (Ref.
27115
). Tropical; 35°N - 35°S, 24°E - 124°W
Occur in lagoon and seaward reefs from 1 to at least 33 m, on heads of small branching corals, e.g.
Stylophora
,
Pocillopora
,
Acropora
(Ref.
9710
). Benthic (Ref.
58302
). Feed mainly on shrimps, small fishes, crabs, and other crustaceans (Ref.
2334
). Solitary (Ref 90102). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
|
Reproduction
|
Spawning
|
Eggs
|
Fecundity
|
Larvae
Distinct pairing. Spawning ascents into the water column occurred over a distance of 0.4 to 1.0 m (Ref.
26305
).
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
): 24.5 - 28.8, mean 27.5 °C (based on 892 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00367 - 0.02375), b=3.07 (2.85 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155
): Calcium = 70 [44, 106] mg/100g; Iron = 0.693 [0.459, 1.081] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.162 [0.113, 0.232] g/100g; Selenium = 35.8 [21.2, 57.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 99.5 [40.1, 251.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.55 [1.13, 2.03] mg/100g (wet weight);
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