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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 30 m (Ref. 1602), usually ? - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 36°N - 30°S, 30°E - 150°W

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Society islands.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4859)

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Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 3-5; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15.

Territorial species which occur in shallow lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs (Ref. 48636). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Closely associated with tabular and staghorn Acropora corals upon which they feed on their polyps and mucus. Solitary or in pairs. Juveniles secretive among coral branches (Ref. 48636). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

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Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 06 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Aquarium: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.9 - 29.3, mean 28.3 °C (based on 2980 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02138 (0.01370 - 0.03336), b=2.95 (2.82 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 80 [42, 125] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.669 [0.407, 1.064] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.6 [17.4, 19.6] % ; Omega3 = 0.114 [0.073, 0.178] g/100g ; Selenium = 26.3 [15.5, 47.4] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 73 [22, 228] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.33 [0.92, 1.89] mg/100g (wet weight);

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