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Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 348). Tropical; 35°N - 37°S, 29°E - 154°W

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Indo-West Pacific: from East and southeast Africa, including Madagascar, Mauritius Island, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, to New Caledonia; north to Japan and south to South Australia. Generally absent from oceanic islands of the central Indian Ocean and the tropical West Pacific, but sporadically found in Hawaii.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); common length : 40.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 348); max. reported age: 18 years (Ref. 107096)

Species of minor economic importance, and collected for subsistence fisheries (Ref. 348). Maximum depth from Ref. 101118.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Planktonic larval stage (Ref. 348).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 348)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 18.7 - 29.1, mean 27.9 (based on 1460 cells).

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.88).

Prior r = 0.84, 95% CL = 0.56 - 1.27, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Nutrients : Calcium = 149 [71, 228] mg/100g; Iron = 8.53 [1.95, 15.11] mg/100g; Protein = 9.88 [8.64, 11.12] %; Omega3 = 0.313 [0.202, 0.423] g/100g; Selenium = 61 [50, 72] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 2.04 [0.56, 3.51] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.

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