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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 2 - 30 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 24°N - 9°S, 71°E - 116°E
Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal (Ref. 8940) and the Andaman Sea west to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago, and east to islands of southern Indonesia at least to Bali.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9710)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 8; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 23 - 33; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 22 - 29. Margin of caudal fin narrow and white. No orange area behind gill opening and extending ventrally behind base of pectoral fins (juveniles mimic the angelfish Centropyge eibli) (Ref 9808).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Occurs in shallow lagoon and seaward reefs, in areas of mixed coral, rock or sand. Juveniles mimic the cryptic Centropyge eibli (Ref. 9710, 48637).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Randall, J.E., 1993. Acanthurus tristis, a valid Indian ocean surgeonfish (Perciformes: Acanthuridae). Spec. Publ. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichth. (54):1-8. (Ref. 8940)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 28 - 29, mean 28.7 °C (based on 180 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01118 - 0.04914), b=2.95 (2.78 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.2 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 71.5 [30.5, 207.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.809 [0.309, 1.972] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.9, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.104 [0.048, 0.220] g/100g; Selenium = 16.6 [5.7, 49.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 44.5 [10.5, 175.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.05 [0.96, 5.66] mg/100g (wet weight);