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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Karl Heinrich Mertens (1796–1830) was a German botanist, naturalist and explorer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Cuvier.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; standorttreu; tiefenbereich 0 - 120 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 30°N - 33°S
Pacific Ocean: Ryukyu Islands to the Philippines and extending to Lord Howe, Rapa and Tuamoto islands. Replaced by Chaetodon madagascariensis in the Indian Ocean, Chaetodon xanthurus in southeast Asia, and Chaetodon paucifasciatus in the Red Sea (Ref. 37816).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4859)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 12 - 14; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 21 - 23; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 16 - 17. Body color is white with 4-5 chevron-shaped blackish bands on the sides. The posterior portion of the trunk, the adjacent dorsal and anal fins, and the posterior portion of the caudal fin are yellow. A vertical black bar runs (uninterrupted) across the eye (Ref. 4855). Snout length 2.3-3.0 in HL. Body depth 1.7-1.8 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabit deep lagoons and seaward reefs. Occur singly or in pairs. Feed on algae and small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 1602). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). May hybridize with C. xanthurus. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 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=0.02239 (0.01413 - 0.03547), b=3.24 (3.11 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.0 ±0.41 se; based on food items. |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈 |
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Nährstoffe (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 125 [63, 193] mg/100g; Iron = 0.954 [0.566, 1.634] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.2, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.135 [0.077, 0.235] g/100g; Selenium = 45.7 [23.5, 87.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 44.8 [12.0, 164.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.68 [1.13, 2.46] mg/100g (wet weight); |