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Chaetodon assarius Waite, 1905

West Australian butterflyfish
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> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Waite.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 1 - 40 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 20°S - 35°S

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, ranging from the Perth area to Shark Bay. Strays found in southern Indonesia (Ref. 9710).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 12 - 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 21 - 22; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 19.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits rocky reefs and sandy-weed flats (Ref. 3132). Occurs in aggregations (Ref. 9710). Feeds on algae and zooplankton. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Recently discovered in deep water in cold upwelling areas of Bali (Ref. 9710). Unknown to American and European aquarists although can easily be maintained in a tank according to Australian aquarists.

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Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Steene, R.C., 1978. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. A.H. & A.W. Reed Pty Ltd., Australia. vol. 1. 144 p. (Ref. 4859)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 17 - 26.9, mean 20.5 °C (based on 78 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  2.7   ±0.29 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 133 [68, 206] mg/100g; Iron = 0.976 [0.579, 1.632] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.2, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.117 [0.068, 0.196] g/100g; Selenium = 36.6 [19.8, 71.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.5 [11.5, 154.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.81 [1.21, 2.63] mg/100g (wet weight);