Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin; eau douce; saumâtre récifal; profondeur ? - 10 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 36°N - 35°S, 20°E - 168°E
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Red Sea, Arabian Peninsula, Persian Gulf to India and Andaman Islands; and southeast Asia. Reaches south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Australia (Ref. 3131).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4327)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 11 - 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 11; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 9. Body oval, compressed, robust. Lower opercular spine extending well beyond the opercular flap. Post-temporal bone exposed posteriorly and serrate. Color is dusky green above, white below; body, head and fins with an iridescent sheen. Four longitudinal brown stripes extend on the upper side from the head. A large prominent black blotch is on the distal end of the spinous portion of the dorsal fin. Similar brown stripes run across the caudal fin. (from Ref. 3131).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Adults inhabit coastal waters (Ref. 5213). Often found in brackish waters (Ref. 4833). Juveniles with floating weeds, often far offshore (Ref. 48635). Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205). Marketed fresh (Ref. 5284).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 24.9 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 3179 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00680 - 0.01852), b=3.04 (2.90 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.7 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=0.6-0.8).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 67 [41, 112] mg/100g; Iron = 0.668 [0.427, 1.005] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [18.6, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.14 [0.09, 0.21] g/100g; Selenium = 22 [13, 39] μg/100g; VitaminA = 71 [25, 205] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.54 [1.12, 2.09] mg/100g (wet weight);
