Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio (Ref. 52884); rango de profundidad 2 - 25 m. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Red Sea. Reported from the Gulf of Aden.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710); common length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5450)
Commonly found on reef flats (Ref. 9710). Usually solitary or in pairs in areas with rich coral growth. Monogamous (Ref. 52884). Feed mainly on coral polyps (Ref. 4858). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.7 - 29.2, mean 27.2 °C (based on 513 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01123 - 0.04674), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.7-1.05;).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 84 [44, 129] mg/100g; Iron = 0.742 [0.443, 1.188] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.6, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.112 [0.070, 0.173] g/100g; Selenium = 30.2 [17.4, 55.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.2 [14.6, 156.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.27 [0.87, 1.82] mg/100g (wet weight);