Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 30 m (Ref. 5227), usually 3 - 25 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 19°N - 1°S, 120°W - 70°W
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Colombia, including the Revillagigedo, Cocos and Galapagos islands.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55763); common length : 25.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55763)
Inhabits shallow waters and forms big schools (Ref. 9267). Herbivorous, feeds in schools on algae attached to rocks or corals (Ref. 28023). Demersal species that generally inhabits rocky areas (Ref. 55763).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Acquario: Commerciale
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BibliografiaAcquacolturaProfilo di acquacolturaVarietàGeneticaElectrophoresesEreditarietàMalattieElaborazioneNutrientsMass conversion
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.9 - 28.9, mean 24.4 °C (based on 10 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 32.8 [18.2, 54.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.495 [0.265, 0.872] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.3, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.0952 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 34.7 [18.6, 63.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 36.9 [9.8, 122.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.06 [0.72, 1.55] mg/100g (wet weight);