Classification / Names
Common names from other countries
Main reference
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 5 - 30 m (Ref. 37816)
Climate / Range
Tropical, preferred ?; 30°N - 19°S, 70°E - 150°E
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Maldives (Ref. 30829) and Sri Lanka to the Ryukyu Islands, Papua New Guinea, and northeast Australia. Reported from Viet Nam but this is probably a misidentification (Ref. 2682).
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Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Body color is dusky whitish, becoming lighter below, with four or six orange stripes. The posterior edges of the operculum and preoperculum are bright red. The head is brown or tan, sometimes with a red spot on the lower front edge of the eye. The pectoral fin is orangish; the pelvic, anal and most of the dorsal fin is whitish. The edge of the dorsal and caudal fin is reddish (Ref. 2295).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
3.4 ±0.43 se; Based on food items.
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.4-0.5)
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)
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