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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 90 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 30°N - 26°S, 52°E - 137°W
Western Central Pacific: southern Japan, Yap, Guam, Pagan, Vanuatu, and Great Barrier Reef; widely in the central Pacific Ocean (except for the Hawaiian
Islands and Johnston Atoll).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2334)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 25; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 25; Vertèbres: 22. This species is characterized by the following: D IX,25; pectoral rays 16; gill rakers 25; teeth incisiform, denticulate, and close-set, with the distal end of upper teeth rounded with 12
upper and 14 lower teeth; body depth 1.9 in SL. Colouration: body light to dark brown with irregular, longitudinal, dotted stripes narrower than brown interspaces; suborbital and opercular region with stripes paralleling snout outline; rear base of dorsal and anal fins with a pupil-sized black blotch; dorsal and anal fins with bands paralleling outer edge (Ref. 138601).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs; often in areas with mixed coral, pavement, rubble and sand substrates (Ref. 1602). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Occurs singly or in small groups (Ref. 9710). Feeds on filamentous algae, diatoms and fine algal film of compacted sand (Ref. 1602). Relatively uncommon throughout Micronesia; rare on Great Barrier Reef.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Randall, J.E., J.D. DiBattista and C. Wilcox, 2011. Acanthurus nigros Günther, a valid species of surgeonfish, distinct from the Hawaiian A. nigroris Valenciennes. Pacific Science 65(2):265-275. (Ref. 138600)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 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). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (25 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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Nutriments (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 67.7 [27.5, 195.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.8 [0.3, 2.0] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.8, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.116 [0.054, 0.241] g/100g; Selenium = 20.6 [7.2, 63.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.3 [9.9, 178.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.95 [0.94, 5.46] mg/100g (wet weight); |