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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); smithi: Named for Dr. C. Lavett Smith, AMNH..
More on author: Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 80 m (Ref. 89972), usually 10 - 30 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: known only from Pitcairn, Rapa, and Ilots de Bass (Marotiri) (Ref. 4858). Photographed from Easter Island.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2272)
Abundant in algal covered rocky reefs often in large aggregations (Ref. 9710). A mid-water plankton feeder (Ref. 4858). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
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)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.1 - 29, mean 27.5 °C (based on 153 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
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).