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Labridae (Wrasses) > Scarinae
Etymology: Leptoscarus: Greek, leptos = thin + Latin, scarus = a fish cited by ancient writers; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 15 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 30°N - 36°S, 18°E - 108°W
Southeast Atlantic: False Bay, South Africa. Indo-West Pacific: northern Red Sea and South Africa to Easter Island, north to southern Japan, south to Poor Knight's Island in New Zealand and Rottnest Island in Australia (Ref. 525).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.2 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 125598); poids max. publié: 657.00 g (Ref. 125598)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 9; Vertèbres: 25. This species distinguished by the following characters: median predorsal scales 4 (occasionally 3); 1 scale row on cheek, 1(4), below eye; pectoral-fin rays 13; relatively elongate, its depth 2.9-3.8 in SL; unique narrow dental plates composed of numerous small teeth. Colour when fresh, greenish or olive brown, often strongly mottled; male with midlateral white stripe (Ref. 9793, 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found in sheltered bays, harbors and lagoons (Ref. 48636). Inhabits seagrass areas or areas with hard substrates heavy with algal cover. Usually occur in small groups. Unlike other parrotfishes, males and females look very similar and do not change sex (Ref. 48636). Feeds on seagrasses and algae (Ref. 30573). Marketed fresh (Ref. 5284).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Spawns in shallow water above grassflats on the falling tide. Investigation of sexual identity of large samples suggest the species is gonochoristic (sex-reversal do not occur), the first sparid species known to be so (Ref. 1875). Also Ref. 103751.
Bruce, R.W. and J.E. Randall, 1985. A revision of the Indo-West Pacific parrotfish genera Calotomus and Leptoscarus (Scaridae: Sparisomatinae). Indo-Pac. Fish. (5):32 p. (Ref. 525)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00977 (0.00653 - 0.01462), b=2.98 (2.86 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
2.0 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Rate of population increase |
Prior r = 1.20, 95% CL = 0.79 - 1.80, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment. |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
High.
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Nutriments (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 56.7 [33.8, 108.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.738 [0.398, 1.243] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.5, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0974 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 27.8 [16.2, 52.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 51.4 [15.8, 168.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.76 [1.20, 2.80] mg/100g (wet weight); |