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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Paracanthurus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29, mean 27.9 °C (based on 1082 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01093 - 0.04802), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 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 (21 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 47.6 [26.4, 81.4] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.684 [0.399, 1.139] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.9 [17.8, 19.9] % ; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.091, 0.243] g/100g ; Selenium = 29.1 [14.7, 55.1] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 74.8 [25.2, 227.6] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1 [1, 2] mg/100g (wet weight);