Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 40 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 32°N - 25°S, 92°E - 162°E
Indo-Pacific: Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, north to the Philippines, south to Rowley Shoals and the southern Great Barrier Reef; including Palau and Yap in Micronesia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710); Età massima riportata: 15 anni (Ref. 72479)
Spine dorsali (totale): 13 - 14; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 17-18; Spine anali 3; Raggi anali molli: 18.
Occurs in coral rich areas of clear lagoons, channels, and protected outer reef slopes. Changes to adult pattern is dramatic, and intermediate stage are rarely seen (Ref. 48636). Often solitary. Feeds on sponges and tunicates. Uncommon (Ref. 9710). Highly prized aquarium export (Ref. 37816).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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