FB-1262 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1262 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Ctenochaetus Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Mesekuuk Palagi Cirurgião barbatana amarela Geelvin-doktervis Anfoos Fardh Faridh Hugupao Ugupao Gulfinnet kirurgfisk Cuvier's Surgeonfish Purple surgeonfish Ringtailed surgeonfish Ring-tailed surgeonfish Surgeonfish Yellowfin sturgeonfish Yellowfin surgeon Yellowfin surgeonfish Yellow-mask surgeon Yellowmask surgeonfish Yellow-masked surgeon Balagi Balagi nawa Iakere Chirurgien à nageoires jaunes Chirurgien à pectorale jaune Chirurgien aile jaune Poisson docteur à nageoires jaunes Pualu Kurohagi Kabat Barat-barat Debam Debam sirip kuning Dengkis Kaxan Parai Para'I Indangan Labahita Mangadlit Chancho aleta amarilla Cirujano aleta amarilla Cirujano de aleta amarilla Navajón aleta amarilla Pez cirujano Pez cirujano púrpura Apalani Bit Gamashuwag Hugupau dankulo Igaingun Indangan Kapalagi Kuu wadu Malawi Malelah Meito Mungit Orava Palangi Pangangi Peela Seliseli Te kapalangi Te mako 倒吊 粗皮仔 黃鰭刺尾魚 黃鰭刺尾鯛 黄鳍刺尾鱼 黄鳍刺尾鲷 Acanthurus blochii (non Valenciennes, 1835) Acanthurus crestonis (Jordan & Starks, 1895) Acanthurus fuliginosus (non Lesson, 1831) Acanthurus grammoptilus (non Richardson, 1843) Acanthurus matoides (non Valenciennes, 1835) Acanthurus rasi Valenciennes, 1835 Acanthurus reticulatus Shen & Lim, 1973 Acanthurus umbra (non Jenkins, 1903) Hepatus aquilinus Jordan & Seale, 1906 Hepatus bariene (non Lesson, 1831) Hepatus crestonis (Jordan & Starks, 1895) Hepatus elongatus (non Lacepède, 1802) Hepatus guntheri (Jenkins, 1903) Hepatus xanthopterus (Valenciennes, 1835) Rhombotides matoides (non Valenciennes, 1835) Teuthis crestonis Jordan & Starks, 1895 Teuthis guentheri Bamber, 1915 Teuthis guentheri Jenkins, 1903 Teuthis güntheri Jenkins, 1903 Teuthis mata (non Cuvier, 1829) Teuthis nigrofuscus (non Forsskål, 1775) Teuthis xanthopterus (Valenciennes, 1835) 1990-10-17 2023-06-15 Thresher, R.E.0 Reproduction in reef fishes. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1261 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat boat harbor; (albino); depth range: 1.8-2.1 m Locality: Keehi Lagoon, Honolulu, Hawaii. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Acxan_u4.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Acxan_u4.jpg Locality: Keehi Lagoon, Honolulu, Hawaii. FB-pic-1261-12166 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-10-25 2010-07-09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1261 Weight: 640g Locality: Récif Snark, Nouméa, New Caledonia. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Acxan_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Acxan_u0.jpg Locality: Récif Snark, Nouméa, New Caledonia. FB-GeneralDescr-1261 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-06-20 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1261 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Live in various reef habitats, sand slopes and lagoons (Ref. 48637). Juveniles inhabit shallow, protected, turbid inshore waters while adults prefer deeper areas of protected bays and lagoons. Also in outer reef areas (Ref. 1602). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Schooling species, feed on diatoms, detritus film of sand, filamentous algae, hydroids, and pieces of fish (Ref. 1602, 48637). Probably the only surgeonfish that readily takes bait (Ref. 12484). Randall, J.E. 1956 A revision of the surgeonfish genus <i>Acanthurus</i>. Pac. Sci. 10(2):159-235. (Ref. 1920) FB-DiagnosticDescr-1261 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-12-04 00:00:00 2013-04-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1261 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Body purplish gray when alive; grayish brown when preserved; a region of dull yellow in front of eye, a lesser extension posterior to lower part of eye; outer 1/3 of pectoral fin yellow, extreme distal part hyaline; dorsal and anal fins yellowish grey basally, dull yellow distally; caudal fin base whitish; caudal fin purplish. Anterior gill rakers 16-24, posterior 17-22. Caudal spine small.Description: Characterized further by having length of caudal spine 4.4-5.7 in head length; greatest depth of body 1.9-2.3 in SL (Ref. 90102). Randall, J.E. 1956 A revision of the surgeonfish genus <i>Acanthurus</i>. Pac. Sci. 10(2):159-235. (Ref. 1920) FB-Morphology-1261 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-12-04 00:00:00 2013-04-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1261 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 27; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 23 - 25 Randall, J.E. 1956 A revision of the surgeonfish genus <i>Acanthurus</i>. Pac. Sci. 10(2):159-235. (Ref. 1920) FB-Distribution-1261 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-09-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1261 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Indo-Pacific: coast of East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: lower Gulf of California and Clipperton Island to Panama and the Galapagos Islands. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Uses-1261 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-06-20 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1261 fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family Randall, J.E. 1984 Acanthuridae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 1. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3146) Miyasaka, A. 1993 A database on scientific and common names of fishes exported from Hawaii. The information was derived from the above mentioned database. A printout of the names is also available from the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Ref. 5358) FB-TrophicStrategy-1261 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-12-04 00:00:00 2023-10-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public xanthopterus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Commonly occurs in protected deeper waters of bays & lagoons. Lives in various reef habitats, sand slopes (Refs. 48637, 9773). Juveniles inhabit shallow, protected, turbid inshore waters while adults prefer deeper areas of protected bays and lagoons, and outer reef areas. This schooling species feeds on diatoms, detritus film of sand, filamentous algae, hydroids, pieces of fish (Ref. 1602, 48637) and fleshy macroalgae (Ref. 5543). Probably the only surgeonfish that readily takes bait (Ref. 12484). Either solitary or forms small groups. Herbivorous (Ref. 9773). Also Ref. 58534. Randall, J.E. 1956 A revision of the surgeonfish genus <i>Acanthurus</i>. Pac. Sci. 10(2):159-235. (Ref. 1920) FB-Size-1261 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-06-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1261 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4795)); max. reported age: 34 years (Ref. 52229) Bagnis, R., P. Mazellier, J. Bennett and E. Christian 1984 Poissons de Polynésie, 5th Edition. Société Nouvelle des Editions du Pacifique, Elysées, France. (Ref. 4795) Choat, J.H. and D.R. Robertson 2002 Age-based studies on coral reef fishes. p. 57-80. In P.F. Sale (ed.) Coral reef fishes: dynamics and diversity in a complex ecosystem. Academic Press. (Ref. 52229) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-1261 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-06-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1261 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 100 m (Ref. 9267), usually 5 - 90 m (Ref. 27115) Krupp, F. 1995 Acanthuridae. Sangradores, cirujanos, navajones. p. 839-844. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9267) Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius 1997 SF457.1 .B3513 1994 Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)