Chaetodon tricinctus, Three-striped butterflyfish : aquarium

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Chaetodon tricinctus Waite, 1901

Three-striped butterflyfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Waite.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 15 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical; 25°S - 33°S

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Southwest Pacific: Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabit coral rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Occur in small groups. Oviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 52884). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Relatively unknown to American and European aquarists because this species has only been rarely imported.

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).

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Steene, R.C., 1978. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. A.H. & A.W. Reed Pty Ltd., Australia. vol. 1. 144 p. (Ref. 4859)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 21.1 - 22.8, mean 21.5 °C (based on 8 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01159 - 0.04740), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 72 [33, 151] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.859 [0.445, 1.622] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.5 [18.3, 20.7] % ; Omega3 = 0.175 [0.090, 0.336] g/100g ; Selenium = 12.9 [5.5, 28.7] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 32.8 [7.9, 139.4] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.992 [0.588, 1.598] mg/100g (wet weight);