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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: semilunaris: The specific name 'semilunaris' is an adjective, referring to the halfmoon-shaped ocellated blotch on the dorsal fin.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 102 - 123 m (Ref. 126057). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank. High Seas only.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 126057)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 11 - 12; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 20 - 21; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 16 - 17; Vertebre: 24. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: pored lateral-line scales 37-41; black blotch present on each membrane associated with first and second
dorsal-fin spines; upper jaw is covered with scales; pelvic-fin spine and distal portion of 1st soft ray are whitish, while remaining portions of fin dusky to black; second black body band crossing pectoral-fin base, and is interrupted by many pale narrow lines; ocellated blotch on the dorsal-fin
soft-rayed portion semicircular or oval, with long axis/short axis ratio 1.6-2.0 (Ref. 126057).
Cross section: compressed.
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura, 2022. Two new species of the butterflyfish genus Roa (Perciformes: Chaetodontidae). J. Fish Biol. 100(3):758-774. (Ref. 126057)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02239 (0.01112 - 0.04506), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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 (15 of 100). 🛈 |