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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Pomacanthus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gill.

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Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 6 - 12 m. Tropical; 32°N -

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Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California (Puerto Peñasco) and north of Bahía Magdalena (Bahía San Juanico), Mexico to Peru.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9333); common length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9333)

A diurnal feeder or substrate feeder. Primary food item are sponges supplemented by tunicates, algae, bryozoans, hydroids and eggs. Adults often range widely over the reef in pairs or loose aggregations while juveniles are territorial and solitary. Oviparous (Ref. 240), monogamous (Ref. 52884). Breeding occurs from midsummer to early fall and juveniles are most abundant from August through November.

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Protogyny has been proposed for this species awaiting confirmation (Ref. 103751). Monogamous mating is observed as both facultative and social (Ref. 52884).

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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: 08 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 20.4 - 29.1, mean 25.9 °C (based on 260 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03236 (0.01300 - 0.08052), b=2.89 (2.71 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.32 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 39.6 [20.1, 67.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.495 [0.290, 0.810] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.3, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.0817 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 26.5 [13.4, 50.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 61.8 [15.8, 218.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.21 [0.84, 1.75] mg/100g (wet weight);

Pomacanthus zonipectus (Gill, 1862)