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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The authors indicated that the type specimen was held in Museo Meyeri Lugduni Batavorum (Meyer’s Museum in Leiden). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 25 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line Islands; north to the Ryukyu Islands; south to the Great Barrier Reef; including Micronesia and the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5227).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 48636)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 12 - 13; Raios dorsais (total) : 23 - 25; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 18 - 20.
Occur in coral rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs, and feed exclusively on coral polyps (Ref. 9710). Juvenile usually solitary among branching corals, adults usually paired and home-ranging (Ref. 9710, 48636). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: pouco comercial; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2623 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01133 - 0.04632), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 89.5 [47.3, 136.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.765 [0.457, 1.230] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.6, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.112 [0.071, 0.176] g/100g; Selenium = 30.2 [17.3, 55.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 49.7 [15.1, 161.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.34 [0.91, 1.91] mg/100g (wet weight);