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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Zebrasoma: Derived from Zebra = African horse + Greek, soma = body; referring to the stripes (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Julien François Desjardins (1799–1840) was a French zoologist who spent several years on Mauritius. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bennett.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 3 - 30 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 31°S, 30°E - 112°E
Indian Ocean: East Africa and the Red Sea to the Andaman Sea (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar and Thailand), western Sumarta and rare in the Christmas Island.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3146); common length : 32.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3146)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 4; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 27 - 31; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 22 - 24.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in lagoon and seaward reefs to depths greater then 30 m; juveniles in sheltered inner reef areas (Ref. 9710, 48637). Adults usually occur in pairs. Juveniles solitary and commonly among staghorn corals in lagoons or protected reefs (Ref. 48637).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Myers, R.F., 1999. Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 29.1, mean 27.6 °C (based on 755 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01059 - 0.04956), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
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Näringsämnen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 33.6 [15.3, 101.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.762 [0.273, 1.754] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.9, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.06, 0.27] g/100g; Selenium = 13.5 [4.8, 48.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 38 [9, 149] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.77 [0.80, 3.15] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.