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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Edward Berens Blackburn (1786–1839) was an English jurist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 30 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Kenya to about 33°S, Madagascar, and Mauritius.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 16; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 21 - 23; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 17 - 18.
Inhabit outer reef slopes with moderate coral growth (Ref. 9710). 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).
Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Chaetodontidae. p. 627-632. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5372)
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): 23.1 - 28.1, mean 26.9 °C (based on 404 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): 2.7 ±0.25 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 = 135 [69, 209] mg/100g; Iron = 0.98 [0.58, 1.64] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.2, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.113 [0.067, 0.191] g/100g; Selenium = 34.5 [18.7, 67.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.6 [11.8, 152.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.83 [1.22, 2.66] mg/100g (wet weight);