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Goniistius vittatus (Garrett, 1864)

Hawaiian morwong
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Kermadec Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Francis, M.P., R.V. Grace and C.D. Paulin, 1987
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Meyer Island (Ref. 89012), L'Esperance, Curtis and NE of Raoul Island (Ref. 28787). Also Ref. 9710, 45524.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Francis, M.P., 1993
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Latridae (Trumpeters)
Etymology: Goniistius: Name from the Greek -gon for angled and 'istion' for sail; referring to the oblique bars found on many species. b ars f o u n d o n m a n y s p e ci es..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 66 m (Ref. 58302), usually 18 - ? m (Ref. 9710).   Temperate

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Pacific Ocean: New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island, Kermadec Islands (Ref. 8879) and Hawaii.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

An uncommon species found in seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on a wide variety of small invertebrate animals such as crabs, shrimps and other crustaceans, polychaete worms, mollusks, heart urchins and foraminiferans (Ref. 3921).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Randall, J.E., 1985. Guide to Hawaiian reef fishes. Harrowood Books, Newtown Square, PA 19073, USA. 74 p. (Ref. 3921)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.2 - 26.5, mean 26 (based on 54 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00560 - 0.02463), b=3.04 (2.86 - 3.22), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.47 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.