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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Hemitaurichthys: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, taureia = skin of bull + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John W Thompson was an artist and modeller at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu (1901– 1928). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 4 - 300 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 31°N - 24°S, 136°E - 130°W
Pacific Ocean: Mariana, Samoa, Johnston, Hawaiian, Line (Ref. 9710), and Tuamoto islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 25 - 27; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 20 - 21.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in coral reefs (Ref. 43239). Occur in schools above steep outer reef slopes at depths below 10 m to 300 m and sometimes above clear lagoon reefs at depths as shallow as 4 m. Uncommon (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on zooplanktons (Ref. 89972). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 21.8 - 28.9, mean 25.6 °C (based on 39 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01097 - 0.04568), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.0 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 87.2 [44.4, 138.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.912 [0.530, 1.555] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.9, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.138 [0.078, 0.246] g/100g; Selenium = 50.6 [24.4, 103.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 67.6 [17.7, 252.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.29 [0.84, 1.86] mg/100g (wet weight);
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