Prognathodes falcifer, Scythemarked butterflyfish : aquarium

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Prognathodes falcifer (Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958)

Scythemarked butterflyfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Prognathodes: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335);  falcifer: Chaetodon meaning bristle tooth, falcifer meaning scythe-bearer (Ref. 4930).
More on authors: Hubbs & Rechnitzer.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 150 m. Subtropical

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Eastern Pacific: Santa Catalina Island, southern California, USA to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9286)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Usually solitary. Found in rocky, boulder strewn areas (Ref. 5227). Close relatives are known to pinch off and eat tube feet of sea urchins and other echinoderms. Also feed on crustaceans, worms and other small invertebrates (Ref. 4930). Because they live in relatively deeper waters, they are seldom collected, thus, rarely seen in the aquarium trade (Ref. 4930). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

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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)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 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): 14.2 - 22.9, mean 16.9 °C (based on 40 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5002   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01117 - 0.04486), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.34 se; based on food items.
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 = 64.6 [28.6, 132.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.852 [0.454, 1.592] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [18.0, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.213 [0.111, 0.406] g/100g; Selenium = 21 [9, 45] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.5 [6.8, 126.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.963 [0.587, 1.498] mg/100g (wet weight);