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Common names: Kikiringan, Palata, Staghorn damsel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Surigao City and Balicasag, Bohol (Ref. 58652), Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107852) and Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276). Also from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), San Juan, Batangas (Ref. 107854), Calatagan (Bagong Silang Reserve and Core, Karitonan Reserve and Core), Nasugbu (Fuego Point and Sunset Cove) (Ref. 107853), Davao Gulf, Bongo Island and Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf, Malalag Bay and Sarangani Bay (Ref. 106380). Also Ref. 2334, 48613, 59110.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Broad, G., 2003
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Staghorn sergeant, Black-snouted sergeant-major, Clouded damselfish, ... more

Main reference

Allen, G.R. 1991. (Ref. 7247)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 1602), usually 1 - 15 m (Ref. 90102)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 25°N - 30°S, 94°E - 167°W

Distribution

Western Pacific: Rowley Shoals (eastern Indian Ocean) and Malaysia to Samoa and Tonga (Ref. 53797), north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15.

Adults inhabit lagoons, coastal embayments, reef passages and outer reefs. Juveniles often found among Sarcophyton and Sinularia soft corals. Feeding aggregations are frequently observed over growths of the staghorn coral Acropora. Feed on zooplankton and filamentous algae (Ref.1602). The stomach contents of a specimen included larval crabs and shrimps, fish eggs, and algae. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Dead coral branches serve as nests (Ref. 90102). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
2.6 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

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