Chaetodon decussatus, Indian vagabond butterflyfish : fisheries, aquarium

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Chaetodon decussatus Cuvier, 1829

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

Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Mappa dei ritrovamenti | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Sea and the westernmost portion of the Indo-Malayan Archipelago.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4858)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 24 - 25; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 20 - 21.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Found on rich coral reefs, also on rubble and rocky areas. Adults in pairs, juveniles solitary. Closely related to C. vagabundus (Ref. 48636). Home ranging (Ref. 90102). Feeds largely on algae and coral polyps, but captive ones will accept a wide variety of food. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Excellent aquarium fish.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio. 123201): 25.4 - 29.2, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2239 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00781 - 0.02225), b=2.88 (2.74 - 3.02), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio. 69278):  2.6   ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 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). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 93.9 [48.9, 145.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.799 [0.489, 1.285] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.2, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.105 [0.066, 0.165] g/100g; Selenium = 33.3 [18.8, 62.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.2 [12.1, 150.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.54 [1.05, 2.21] mg/100g (wet weight);