Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 3 - 50 m (Ref. 37955), usually 3 - 12 m (Ref. 2850). Tropical; 40°N - 20°S, 120°W - 70°W
Eastern Pacific: San Diego, California, USA to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.4 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5592); common length : 12.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55763)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 12 - 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 18 - 20; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 15 - 17. Body deep, compressed, and disk-shaped; profile of head very steep and slightly concave; snout pronounced; teeth very small, setiform, and set in a comb-like band; base of pelvic spine with an axillary process; lateral line ending under last rays of dorsal fin; body creamy yellow with 5 or 6 dark vertical bars on the head, body and tail (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Usually observed in pairs or small groups in rocky areas near the shore (Ref. 4858). Feed on algae and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 28023). Form schools with Chaetodipterus zonatus (Ref. 9286). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 5227.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).
Allen, G.R., 1985. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 17.3 - 28.9, mean 25.2 °C (based on 231 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02399 (0.01535 - 0.03748), b=3.04 (2.91 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.7 ±0.24 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 76 [39, 117] mg/100g; Iron = 0.722 [0.445, 1.150] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.3, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.108 [0.069, 0.168] g/100g; Selenium = 36.6 [21.2, 67.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41.3 [11.4, 143.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.33 [0.92, 1.89] mg/100g (wet weight);