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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Spencer Wilkie Tinker (1909–1999) was a malacologist who became the second Director of the Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu (1940–1973). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 27 - 180 m (Ref. 89972). Tropical; 28°N - 4°N
Pacific Ocean: formerly known to be endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Recorded from Johnston Island (Ref. 11013) and the Marshall Islands (Ref. 5439). Replaced by Chaetodon declivis in the Line and Marquesan Islands (Ref. 37816).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 13 - 14; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 18 - 22; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 16 - 17. Differs from C. flavocoronatus by lacking a broad yellow band on the nape (Ref. 1602).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Often found in the vicinity of steep slopes, solitary or in pairs and occasionally in small aggregations (Ref. 4858). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on a variety of planktonic and benthic organisms (Ref. 4858). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). High-priced aquarium export (Ref. 37816).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 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 (0.01128 - 0.04653), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.48 se; based on food items. |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (16 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria di prezzo (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Nutrienti (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 100 [51, 156] mg/100g; Iron = 0.843 [0.490, 1.442] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.4, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.145 [0.083, 0.248] g/100g; Selenium = 46.8 [24.6, 87.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.2 [13.3, 177.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.4 [0.9, 2.0] mg/100g (wet weight); |