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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian Gulf; recorded from Maldives (Ref.
11303
).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
97602
); common length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
5450
)
Often found in groups in coral-rich areas (Ref.
9710
) or on rocky bottoms (Ref.
30573
). It small and numerous pharyngeal teeth suggest a diet that consists mainly of filamentous algae (Ref.
33204
). Occasionally caught by traps and trawls (Ref.
68964
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
|
Reproduction
|
Spawning
|
Eggs
|
Fecundity
|
Larvae
Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz
, 1997. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. Living marine resources of Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. FAO, Rome. 293 p. (Ref.
13710
)
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201
): 24.8 - 29.2, mean 27.1 °C (based on 222 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01098 - 0.05004), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155
): Calcium = 36.8 [16.7, 111.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.784 [0.286, 1.806] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.9, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.126 [0.061, 0.262] g/100g; Selenium = 12.3 [4.3, 42.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 39.1 [9.1, 154.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.83 [0.83, 3.28] mg/100g (wet weight);
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