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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Labridae (Wrasses) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa; also around islands of the western Indian Ocean.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5490); peso máximo publicado: 900.00 g (Ref. 3488)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 9.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits shallow lagoon reefs, in areas with dense coral cover (Ref. 9710). Individuals in the initial phase form groups (Ref. 9710). Feeds on algae by incessant grazing in coral reefs (Ref. 5503). Marked sexual dimorphism.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Randall, J.E., 1986. Scaridae. p. 706-714. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5490)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 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=0.01318 (0.00747 - 0.02328), b=3.01 (2.86 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
1.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.8). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (20 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoría de precios (Ref. 80766) |
High.
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Nutrientes (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 48.5 [31.5, 81.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.874 [0.615, 1.341] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.6, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0881 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 19.6 [12.3, 30.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 39.2 [12.0, 133.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.35 [1.78, 3.06] mg/100g (wet weight); |