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Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Pomacentrus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 30°N - 23°S
Western Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 30874)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14 - 16; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 15 - 16.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: oval.
Adults inhabit sandy areas of lagoons and inshore reefs around rock or coral outcrops. Feed primarily on algae (Ref. 7247). 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).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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).
Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Aquariums publics
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 25.5 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2460 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02692 (0.01676 - 0.04323), b=3.04 (2.90 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.6 ±0.21 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 146 [72, 235] mg/100g; Iron = 0.842 [0.486, 1.444] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.0, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0977 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 16.8 [8.9, 33.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 92.4 [25.3, 323.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.06 [1.36, 3.09] mg/100g (wet weight);