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Labridae (Wrasses) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 2 - 25 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 33°N - 34°S, 98°W - 31°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and Bahamas to Brazil; throughout the Caribbean (Ref. 3802).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?, range 17 - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9710); common length : 22.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3802); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 11 Jaren (Ref. 130677)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 10; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 9. Juveniles and young adults dark olive above with 2 broad dark stripes: upper from tip of snout through eye to middle of caudal fin base, lower from chin through pectoral fin base to lower caudal fin base; white area above upper stripe continues around front of head above eye (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found on bottoms with coral or rock (Ref. 13628). Juveniles often occur in association with Thalassia. Forms large feeding aggregations and feeds on plants. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon (Ref. 9710).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01413 (0.00665 - 0.03001), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
2.0 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies. |
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Generation time |
3.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.32; tm=1.5; tmax=11). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
High.
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 44.1 [28.9, 73.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.791 [0.556, 1.203] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.5, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0898 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 18.1 [11.3, 28.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 51 [16, 166] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.33 [1.77, 3.01] mg/100g (wet weight); |