>
Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) >
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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 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.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9710)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 12; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 25 - 27; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais moles: 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).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 21.8 - 28.9, mean 25.6 °C (based on 39 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01107 - 0.04526), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
🛈
Nutrientes (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);