Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur ? - 30 m (Ref. 58652), usually 1 - 30 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, and the North West Shelf, Western Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 1419)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10; Épines anales: 7; Rayons mous anaux: 9; Vertèbres: 13. Color the same as in S. vulpinus except for the blackish spot posteriorly on the upper side of the body. Caudal peduncle only slightly incised. Spines stout, pungent, and venomous. Preopercular angle 109°-119°. Variable cheek squamation; usually covered with scales, 7-10 rows deep below center of orbit, occasionally a few scattered scales present below eye; a triangular area from lower edge of orbit to angle of mouth always fully scaled. Fully scaled midline of thorax.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits rich coral areas of lagoons and outer reefs, often among staghorn corals (Ref. 90102). Small juveniles occur in schools of up to a few hundred fish, larger juveniles and adults occur in pairs. Feeds on seaweeds (Ref. 9813).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Venomous
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 25.4 - 29.1, mean 28.2 °C (based on 1226 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00635 - 0.03140), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.7 ±0.30 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 (14 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 50.7 [24.5, 121.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.752 [0.362, 1.794] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.1, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.119 [0.062, 0.237] g/100g; Selenium = 20.4 [8.0, 50.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 40.9 [11.5, 141.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.4 [0.6, 3.0] mg/100g (wet weight);