Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 1 - 90 m (Ref. 37816), usually 15 - 30 m (Ref. 9680). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales. Not present in Hawaii (Ref. 9680). Southeast Atlantic: southeast coast of South Africa (Ref. 4423).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9710)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 14 - 16; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 14 - 16. Spines short (Ref. 1602). Several yellow-edged dark blotches on body (Ref. 559). D. liturosus differs from D. hystrix by its shorter spines and color (Ref. 37816).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabits reef edges and slopes (Ref. 6113, 48637). Hides in caves and ledges during the day and forages at night (Ref. 9680). Also found below plate-corals during the day and often deep, ranging to at least 40 meters depth. Juveniles occur in lagoons and estuaries (Ref. 48637). Solitary. Feeds on crustaceans and mollusks. Not usually marketed (Ref. 9680).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 29.1, mean 28.1 °C (based on 798 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5313 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.04786 (0.01950 - 0.11750), b=2.82 (2.61 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 30.1 [13.0, 71.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.568 [0.289, 1.262] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.3, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.109 [0.055, 0.204] g/100g; Selenium = 52.1 [26.5, 109.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 30.1 [8.7, 111.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.869 [0.589, 1.298] mg/100g (wet weight);