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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946) was a zoologist and oceanographer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 2 - 91 m (Ref. 26165), usually 20 - ? m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden to the Gulf of Oman eastward to Sri Lanka. Also reported from Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 20 - 22; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 18 - 19.
Found in deep reefs below 25 m, rarely as shallow as 15 m (Ref. 9710). Found in East Indian region at 2-40 m (Ref. 90102). Paired or in groups (Ref. 9710, 48636). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 29.4, mean 27.8 °C (based on 384 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01133 - 0.04632), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 92.4 [47.5, 144.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.794 [0.466, 1.327] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.5, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.134 [0.081, 0.220] g/100g; Selenium = 39.4 [21.8, 73.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 50.8 [14.6, 174.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.32 [0.89, 1.89] mg/100g (wet weight);