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Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Caesioninae
Etymology: Pterocaesio: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Latin, caesius = blue grey (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 100 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical; 30°N - 32°S, 32°E - 178°W (Ref. 402)
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (excluding the Red Sea and Arabian (Persian) Gulf) eastward to Fiji. Reported from the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 559).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 402); common length : 13.8 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 37816)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 10 - 11; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 14 - 16; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais moles: 11 - 13. Variable body coloration, dark red to silvery, paler ventrally with lateral line darker; often yellowish snout and eyes. Caudal fin tips distinctly black or reddish black (Ref. 48636). 4-5 scales on cheek; 21-29 predorsal scales; scaled dorsal and anal fins. Upper peduncular scale rows usually 11 (10-12); lower peduncular scale rows usually 15 (13-17). ventrolateral surface of basioccipital with a broad process for attachment of Baudelot's ligament. Post maxillary with 2 processes; posterior end of maxilla tapered (Ref. 1723). Head length 3.0-3.5 in SL; body depth 3.6-4.8 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Ranges widely around coral reefs (Ref. 58652), sometimes forming schools with other Pterocaesio species. Feeds on zooplankton in midwater aggregations. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs (Ref. 402). Also caught mostly by drive-in nets. Important tuna baitfish.
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Carpenter, K.E., 1987. Revision of the Indo-Pacific fish family Caesionidae (Lutjanoidea), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (15):56 p. (Ref. 1723)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; isco: usually
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00977 (0.00558 - 0.01710), b=3.09 (2.94 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
1.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Resiliência (Ref. 120179) |
Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (K=1.05). |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Nutrientes (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 86.4 [57.2, 142.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.958 [0.616, 1.459] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.9, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.165 [0.107, 0.249] g/100g; Selenium = 39.5 [23.6, 70.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 94.5 [38.9, 238.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.37 [0.97, 1.86] mg/100g (wet weight); |