Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 23 m (Ref. 9710), usually 3 - 17 m (Ref. 9761). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, eastern Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.2 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 13442)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 16; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 7. Body creamy white to pale yellow with six brown bars (the first of which runs through the eye, the second broad at nape narrowing towards the insertion of the pelvic fin, the third very wide, the fourth to sixth as wide as the second and evenly spaced behind the third bar); head and body with blue lines; pelvic fins vary in color, from white to yellowish; pectoral fins clear; caudal peduncle occasionally with a saddle (Ref. 26407).
A solitary species (Ref. 26340) inhabiting rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Always found near cover (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Domeier, M.L., 1994. Speciation in the serranid fish Hypoplectrus. Bull. Mar. Sci. 54(1):103-141. (Ref. 26407)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.3 - 28.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 640 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00680 - 0.04650), b=3.03 (2.80 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 77.5 [43.0, 153.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.65 [0.35, 1.22] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.126 [0.074, 0.208] g/100g; Selenium = 24 [13, 49] μg/100g; VitaminA = 91 [24, 390] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.29 [0.82, 1.97] mg/100g (wet weight);
