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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: W Höfler was a friend of Steindachner who he describes as his ‘dear friend’ and his best provider of fish specimens from Africa. He collected the types. We have failed to find further details. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 10 - 150 m (Ref. 6943), usually 20 - 75 m (Ref. 6943). Subtropical
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc and Levrier Bay, Mauritania south to Angola. Two records in the Mediterranean.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5476); common length : 17.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5476)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 11; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 1 - 24; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 16 - 17.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Coastal species (Ref. 27000). Prefer hard or rocky substrate, also trawled on sandy or muddy bottoms (Ref. 6943). Solitary or comes in pairs when adults, possibly gregarious when young. Feed on bottom invertebrates (Ref. 6759). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Maugé, L.A., 1990. Chaetodontidae. p. 837-840. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6943)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Hot mot människor
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: saknar intresse; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Uppskattningar baserade på modeller
Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 18.2 - 27.9, mean 25.3 °C (based on 112 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
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Näringsämnen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 40.3 [17.9, 87.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.66 [0.36, 1.16] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.3, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.201 [0.112, 0.357] g/100g; Selenium = 20.2 [9.4, 40.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29 [7, 117] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.719 [0.455, 1.103] mg/100g (wet weight);