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Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Etymology: Parapriacanthus: Greek, para = near + Greek, prion = saw + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Baron Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez (1838–1926) was an Austrian diplomat, painter, lithographer, biologist and explorer, who was also a pioneer of underwater oil painting. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 3 - 30 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 32°N - 18°S
Western Pacific.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.1 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 118701)
Rayons mous anaux: 19 - 23. This species is distinguished by the following characters: preanal pin-like mark,; A 19-23; pectoral rays modally 16: gill rakers modally 26; body depth 2.9-3.3 in SL, head length 2.9-3.1 in SL, eye diameter 6.6-7.4 in SL, predorsal length 2.3-2.4 in SL, pectoral-fin length of 3.3-3.45 in SL; fresh specimen with gold and green colour of the iris and with horizontal blackish streak beginning dorsally on the opercle and disappearing below the posterior end of the dorsal fin (Ref. 107896).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in coastal and offshore reefs (Ref., 90102). This species forms large groups in caves under ledges or beneath overhangs in reef (under Acropora plate corals) . Individuals forage at night, on zooplankton (mainly crustacean larvae and polychaetes (Ref. 43239, 90102, 107896).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Randall, J.E. and S.V. Bogorodsky, 2016. Preliminary review of the pempherid fish genus Parapriacanthus of the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of five new species. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 20:1-24. (Ref. 107896)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01175 (0.00592 - 0.02333), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (19 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutriments (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 129 [64, 208] mg/100g; Iron = 0.939 [0.537, 1.576] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.1, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.126 [0.071, 0.214] g/100g; Selenium = 24.6 [12.3, 49.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 127 [38, 419] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.5 [1.0, 2.2] mg/100g (wet weight); |