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Labridae (Wrasses) > Scarinae
Etymology: Nicholsina: After J.T. Nichols, 1920-1941, curator in ichthyology, department of Fishes, American Museum of Nat. History; he has wrote articles in the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Eponymy: John Treadwell Nichols (1883–1958) was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist and ornithologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Evermann & Radcliffe.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 11 m (Ref. 5227). Tropical; 32°N - 1°S
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador and northern Peru. Also from the Galapagos Islands.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55763); common length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55763)
Abundant in shallow coastal areas, especially in rocky coasts with macroalgae. May be solitary or swim in loose schools (Ref. 5227). Feeds by scraping or breaking off chunks of the reef and digest the algae that grows within, or they feed directly on algae (Ref. 28023).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Bellwood, D.R., 1995. Scaridae. Loros, pocochos. p. 1419-1426. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9338)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 22.3 - 29.1, mean 26.2 °C (based on 211 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00620 - 0.02676), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 62.1 [37.1, 120.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.764 [0.411, 1.300] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.6, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0961 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 25.9 [14.9, 49.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 52.8 [15.9, 176.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.83 [1.25, 2.91] mg/100g (wet weight);
