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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
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 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).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 12; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 20 - 22; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 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
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (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);