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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Zebrasoma: Derived from Zebra = African horse + Greek, soma = body; referring to the stripes (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Julien François Desjardins (1799–1840) was a French zoologist who spent several years on Mauritius. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bennett.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 3 - 30 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 31°S, 30°E - 112°E
Indian Ocean: East Africa and the Red Sea to the Andaman Sea (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar and Thailand), western Sumarta and rare in the Christmas Island.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3146); common length : 32.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3146)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 4; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 27 - 31; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 22 - 24.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in lagoon and seaward reefs to depths greater then 30 m; juveniles in sheltered inner reef areas (Ref. 9710, 48637). Adults usually occur in pairs. Juveniles solitary and commonly among staghorn corals in lagoons or protected reefs (Ref. 48637).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Myers, R.F., 1999. Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)
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
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02291 (0.01088 - 0.04824), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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Nutriments (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 33.6 [15.3, 101.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.762 [0.273, 1.754] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.9, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.06, 0.27] g/100g; Selenium = 13.5 [4.8, 48.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 38 [9, 149] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.77 [0.80, 3.15] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |