Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 60 m (Ref. 128797). Tropical; 42°N - 35°S, 20°E - 158°W
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Micronesia and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales. Replaced by Arothron diadematus in the Red Sea (Ref. 37816, Ref. 84159).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 11; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 10 - 12. Body covered with prickles (Ref. 559) and with large black spots (Ref. 4919).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabit coastal to outer reef crest and slopes with rich invertebrate growth. Sometimes solitary (Ref. 90102). Adults often in pairs (Ref. 48637). Feed on corals (usually Acropora tips), crustaceans, mollusks, sponges, tunicates and algae (Ref. 2334). Generally common (Ref. 9710).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 4690)
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 3101 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03715 (0.01583 - 0.08718), b=2.87 (2.69 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 48 [20, 118] mg/100g; Iron = 0.639 [0.319, 1.462] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [16.2, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.108 [0.056, 0.203] g/100g; Selenium = 32 [16, 66] μg/100g; VitaminA = 47.9 [14.0, 168.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.06 [0.71, 1.58] mg/100g (wet weight);
