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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3145)
Length at first maturity
Lm 18.4 range ? - ? cm
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 27115)
Climate / Range
Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115), preferred ?; 30°N - 24°S, 39°E - 143°W
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 37792) to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to southern Great Barrier Reef. Not occurring in the Red Sea.
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Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 25-28;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 23 - 26. Color in life dark brown without lines on body or spots on head (one phase is purplish grey); horizontal black band behind upper gill opening absent on juveniles <6 cm SL; elongate purple band may be present anterior to dorsal origin; caudal fin brown; outer third of pectoral fin pale. Species with gizzard-like stomach.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 4795)
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
3.0 ±0.40 se; Based on food items.
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (25 of 100)
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