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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=7805 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Chtri_ui.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Chtri_ui.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-7805 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2025-11-20 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7805 Adults inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Closely associated with Acropora corals, particularly the staghorn variety. They are territorial and in pairs (Ref. 9710). Juveniles solitary among coral branches (Ref. 48636). Adults feed mainly on coral polyps and therefore does not adjust easily to aquarium conditions. Oviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 52884). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Allen, G.R. 1985 Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7805 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Kristine Santos 2003-11-14 00:00:00 2013-04-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7805 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Description: Body dark grey with pattern chevron (Ref. 90102). Deep-bodied and black triangle in caudal fin (Ref. 48636). Snout length 2.8-3.3 in HL. Body depth 1.7-2.2 in SL (Ref. 90102). Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. (Ref. 48636) FB-Morphology-7805 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Kristine Santos 2003-11-14 00:00:00 2013-04-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7805 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 26; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 20 - 21 Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. (Ref. 48636) FB-Distribution-7805 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2025-09-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7805 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar to the Andaman Sea (Ref. 9710) and western sector of the Indonesian Archipelago. Chinese Taipei south to Tubbataha, Philippines. Allen, G.R. 1985 Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858) FB-Uses-7805 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2025-11-20 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7805 fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Edwards, A.J. and A.D. Shepherd 1992 Environmental implications of aquarium-fish collection in the Maldives, with proposals for regulation. Environ. Conserv. 19:61-72. (Ref. 4907) FB-LifeCycle-7805 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2025-11-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=7805&StockCode=8114 Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-7805 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-11-23 00:00:00 2007-08-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public triangulum http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs. Closely associated with Acropora corals, particularly the staghorn variety. Feeds mainly on coral polyps. Allen, G.R. 1985 Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858) FB-Size-7805 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2025-11-20 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=7805 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636)) Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. (Ref. 48636) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-7805 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2025-11-20 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=7805 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size reef-associated; non-migratory (Ref. 52884); marine; depth range ? - 25 m (Ref. 48636) Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté 2004 Monogamy in marine fishes. Biol. Rev. 79:351-375. (Ref. 52884) Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. (Ref. 48636)