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Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)
Etymology: Siganus: Latin, siganus = a fish, rabbit fish; by the similarity of the nose (Ref. 45335).
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 15 m (Ref. 9813). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to Tonga, common only in the northernmost island group, Vavau.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9813)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 13; Raios dorsais (total) : 10; Espinhos anais: 7; Raios anais : 9; Vértebras: 23. Fish looks black apart from the bright yellow pectoral fins; `vertical' margin of soft portion of dorsal fin and trailing edge of caudal fin orange. Preopercular angle 110°-111°; strong overlapping scales cover cheeks; 8-12 rows deep below center of orbit. Fully scaled midline of thorax. A very short tube, slightly taller posteriorly supports the anterior nostril opening. Caudal fin slightly incised.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Prefers areas of staghorn or fire corals, or around rubble mounds composed of plate and staghorn corals. Subadults and adults in pairs, juveniles probably form schools. Feeds on seaweeds. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9813).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Woodland, D.J., 1990. Revision of the fish family Siganidae with descriptions of two new species and comments on distribution and biology. Indo-Pac. Fish. (19):136 p. (Ref. 1419)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Venomous
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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 (0.00638 - 0.03126), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
Resiliência (Ref. 120179) |
Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (16 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766) |
High.
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Nutrientes (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 54.2 [27.2, 133.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.831 [0.390, 1.936] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.0, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.1 [0.1, 0.2] g/100g; Selenium = 20 [8, 49] μg/100g; VitaminA = 31.5 [7.3, 130.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.65 [0.64, 3.54] mg/100g (wet weight); |