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Indo-Pacific: East Africa to eastern Oceania, including the Hawaiian and Easter islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia and the New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.5 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref.
89467
)
Adults inhabit rocky and coral reefs exposed to mild to moderate surge (Ref.
9710
). Benthopelagic (Ref.
58302
). They occur solitary among boulders (Ref.
48636
). Territorial in areas where filamentous algae cover rocks and dead coral (Ref.
9710
). Monogamous (Ref.
52884
). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref.
205
). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref.
205
). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref.
205
). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
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Reproduction
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Spawning
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Eggs
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Fecundity
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Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref.
205
). Monogamous mating is observed as both facultative and social (Ref.
52884
). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref.
205
). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref.
205
).
Allen, G.R. and A.R. Emery
, 1985. A review of the Pomacentrid fishes of the genus
Stegastes
from the Indo-Pacific, with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (3):31. (Ref.
510
)
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201
): 18.5 - 29.2, mean 27.9 °C (based on 2466 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00490 - 0.03233), b=3.04 (2.82 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 2.2 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
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).
Price category (Ref.
80766
):
Unknown
.
Nutrients (Ref.
124155
): Calcium = 95.7 [53.3, 149.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.781 [0.493, 1.216] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.4, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.131 [0.086, 0.201] g/100g; Selenium = 26.3 [15.8, 47.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 94.6 [30.3, 289.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.03 [1.43, 2.78] mg/100g (wet weight);
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