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Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers) > Monotaxinae
Etymology: Gymnocranius: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, kranion = skull (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 20 - 80 m (Ref. 2295). Tropical; 23°N - 10°S, 95°E - 157°E
Western Pacific: Indo-Malaysian Archipelago and South China Sea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2295); common length : 30.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2295)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 10.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Occurs over sand, mud, and rubble areas. Feed mainly on small bottom-living gastropods. Marketed fresh or dried-salted. Also caught with bottom longlines and handlines (Ref. 9775).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Carpenter, K.E. and G.R. Allen, 1989. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 9. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(9):118 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 2295)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 24.2 - 28.7, mean 28 °C (based on 348 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01698 (0.00734 - 0.03932), b=2.98 (2.79 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.4 ±0.58 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
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