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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Ctenochaetus: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, chaite = hair (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 2 - 18 m (Ref. 42056), usually 9 - 12 m (Ref. 42056). Tropical; 15°N - 25°S, 150°E - 78°W
Pacific Ocean: Marshall, Caroline, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Johnston, Marquesas; including Clipperton Atoll, Cocos and Gorgona islands. Society and Line Islands (Ref. 37792).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9710); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 410.75 g (Ref. 124696)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 8; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 26 - 29; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 24 - 26. Lower lip papillate posteriorly. Gill rakers on anterior row 26-29, on posterior row 34-37. Has brilliant blue spots covering the head, body, and pectoral fins and blue longitudinal pinstripes on the dorsal, anal and caudal fins (Ref 1602). Anterior dorsal soft rays longer than posterior (Ref 42056).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabits shallow seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Small schools may also be found in relatively turbulent waters of the surge zone (Ref. 9267). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on film algae (Ref. 89972).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Randall, J.E and K.D. Clements, 2001. Second revision of the surgeonfish genus Ctenochaetus (Perciformes: Acanthuridae), with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (32):33 p. (Ref. 42056)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02089 (0.01205 - 0.03623), b=2.95 (2.80 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 31.9 [19.2, 53.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.234 [0.125, 0.576] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.9, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.111 [0.071, 0.180] g/100g; Selenium = 18.1 [10.4, 33.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.8 [10.2, 171.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.375 [0.278, 1.286] mg/100g (wet weight); |