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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 5 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 12°S - 34°S, 142°E - 170°W
Western Pacific: the Great Barrier Reef, Chesterfield Islands and the Coral Sea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Tonga and Samoa Islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 8 - 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 22 - 33; Espinas anales: 2 - 3; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 31; Vértebra: 22. Body varying from light bluish grey to dark brown, without blue lines. Outer part of pectoral fins abruptly white, the demarcation curved such that pale area is broadest on central part of fin. Least depth of caudal peduncle 3.1 to 3.3 times in head length. Maximum standard length about 33 cm (Ref 9808).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found off steep outer-reef escarpments. May be solitary but most commonly seen in small aggregations feeding on zooplankton well off the bottom.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02291 (0.01093 - 0.04802), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutrientes (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 54.5 [24.6, 203.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.796 [0.280, 2.047] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.141 [0.062, 0.322] g/100g; Selenium = 12.8 [4.2, 42.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 122 [48, 309] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.32 [0.73, 4.45] mg/100g (wet weight); |