Chaetodon falcula, Blackwedged butterflyfish : aquarium

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Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795

Blackwedged butterflyfish
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> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.

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

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 25°N - 27°S, 34°E - 141°E

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Indian Ocean: East Africa south to 27°S and east to Indonesia.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5372)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 12 - 13; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 23-25; Taggstrålar i analfenan 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 20 - 21.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found on the reef edge and upper slope. Usually in current-prone habitats; juveniles secretive in corals (Ref. 48636). Generally seen in pairs or in small aggregations (Ref. 4858). Feed mainly on invertebrates (Ref. 6113). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Indian Ocean species counterpart of sibling Chaetodon ulietensis which is found in western and central Pacific (Ref. 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).

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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)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.2 - 29.3, mean 28.2 °C (based on 766 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 90.7 [47.1, 141.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.762 [0.445, 1.241] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.7, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.11 [0.07, 0.17] g/100g; Selenium = 26.7 [15.1, 50.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 52.2 [16.3, 166.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.31 [0.88, 1.89] mg/100g (wet weight);