FB-1256 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1256 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 Chesengl Cirurgião comprido Cirurgião de Bleeker Lang doktervis Anfoos Fardh Faridh Gurisan Indangan Kadlitan Mungit Aflang kirurgfisk Doktorfisch Bleeker's surgeonfish Bluelined surgeonfish Blue-lined surgeonfish Elongate surgeon Elongate surgeonfish Lancet fish Mata surgeonfish Pale surgeon Pale surgeonfish Striped surgeonfish Surgeonfish Tang Yellowmask Yellowmask surgeonfish Balagi Balagi nawa Balagi ni vatu Balolo'ula Dridri Pone Chirurgien Chirurgien élégant Grand picot de récif Picot kanak Poisson docteur à queue blanche בתרן הודי Mamlad Pugpugot Pesce chirurgo Hiraniza Osuji-kurohagi Bekiru Pala പല പാള Bakuad Barat-barat Belais batu Buntana Debam Debam topeng kuning Dengkis Gebang Mugit Palid Kangaja Para'I Parai oturi Para'I oturi Dabahita Indangan Labahita Saging-saging Samarel Tarian Alogo Bagata Bagis Bit Diité Hangsa Indagan Indango Kafir metan Kaalhu Komang Kuweit Labahita Lutu-lutu Malelah silah Meito tu Metahiklai Mongit Mou Pagangi Palagi Palangi Patupatu pō Péré Pilo-pilo Pongo Saplan Sovahan Surahan Tudlo-an Yefal 倒吊 后刺尾鲷 後刺尾鯛 暗色刺尾魚 暗色刺尾鱼 粗皮仔 蓝线刺尾鱼 藍線刺尾魚 Acanthurus bleekeri Günther, 1861 Acanthurus weberi Ahl, 1923 Chaetodon mata Cuvier, 1829 Chaetodon meta Cuvier, 1829 Hepatus weberi Ahl, 1923 1990-10-17 2015-10-19 Breder, C.M. and D.E. 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(Ref. 138362) FB-pic-1255-11790 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1996-08-23 2018-12-11 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1255 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Acmat_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Acmat_u0.gif FB-pic-1255-27438 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 2000-08-29 2018-11-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1255 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Acmat_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Acmat_u0.jpg Locality: Raine Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. FB-pic-1255-37217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2003-04-09 2005-07-22 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1255 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Acmat_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Acmat_u1.gif FB-GeneralDescr-1255 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2021-12-10 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1255 Adults inhabit steep slopes, often in turbid waters, generally in the vicinity of coral reefs (Ref. 58652) or rocky bottoms. They form resident spawning aggregations (Ref. 27825, 48637). Adults often seen in schools, feeding mid-water on plankton (Ref. 48637). Feed on zooplankton. Marketed fresh. Flesh is almost never poisonous (Ref. 4795), but incidence of ciguatera poisoning was reported from Nauru I. (Ref. 125620). The retractile sharp blades of the caudal peduncle can be dangerous (https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/acanthurus-mata-2/?lang=en, ver. 12/2021) Randall, J.E. 1987 Three nomenclatorial changes in Indo-Pacific surgeonfishes (Acanthurinae). Pac. Sci. 41(1-4):54-61. (Ref. 1921) FB-DiagnosticDescr-1255 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-05-21 00:00:00 2018-12-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1255 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size This species is distinguished by the following characters: body moderately deep and compressed, its depth 2.1-2.5 times in standard length or SL (smaller individuals are deeper-bodied); snout relatively short, 6-6.9 times in SL; eye 3.2-4.5 times in head length (at 12-28 cm SL); mouth small; teeth spatulate, close-set, with denticulate edges, and small for the genus; total gill rakers on first gill arch 13-15; continuous, unnotched dorsal fin IX,24-26; A III,23-24; caudal fin emarginate to lunate, concavity 6.5-9 times in SL (concavity is greater in larger individuals); caudal peduncle narrow, the least depth 10-12 times in SL with a lancet-like spine on each side which folds into a deep horizontal groove; stomach large, U-shaped, thin-walled with large, thorn-like papillae on inner surface; colour brown with longitudinal blue lines on head and body; a yellow area behind eye and 2 yellow bands extending anteriorly from eye; when alive, this fish is capable of changing its ground colour from dark brown to pale blue (Ref. 9808). Randall, J.E. 2001 Acanthuridae. Surgeonfishes (tangs, unicornfishes). p. 3653-3683. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9808) FB-Morphology-1255 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-05-21 00:00:00 2018-12-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1255 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 26; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 23 - 24 Randall, J.E. 2001 Acanthuridae. Surgeonfishes (tangs, unicornfishes). p. 3653-3683. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9808) FB-Distribution-1255 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2019-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1255 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east to the Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Uses-1255 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2021-12-10 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1255 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers 1996 FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p. (Ref. 30573) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) FB-LifeCycle-1255 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2021-12-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=1255&StockCode=1271 Form resident spawning aggregations (Ref. 27825). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-1255 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1996-11-27 00:00:00 2023-10-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public mata http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Inhabits steep slopes, often in turbid waters, generally in the vicinity of coral reefs or rocky bottoms (Also Ref. 9773). May form aggregations. Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 1921). Shoaling species (Ref. 9773). Thollot, P. 1996 Les poissons de mangrove du lagon sud-ouest de Nouvelle-Calédonie. ORSTOM Éditions, Paris. (Ref. 11889) FB-Size-1255 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2021-12-10 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1255 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3145)); max. reported age: 23 years (Ref. 52229) Randall, J.E. 1986 Acanthuridae. p. 811-823. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3145) Choat, J.H. and D.R. Robertson 2002 Age-based studies on coral reef fishes. p. 57-80. In P.F. Sale (ed.) Coral reef fishes: dynamics and diversity in a complex ecosystem. Academic Press. (Ref. 52229) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-1255 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2021-12-10 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1255 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; marine; depth range 5 - 100 m (Ref. 28016), usually 5 - 45 m (Ref. 27115) al Sakaff, H. and M. Esseen 1999 Occurrence and distribution of fish species off Yemen (Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea). Naga, ICLARM Q. 22(1):43-47. (Ref. 28016) Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius 1997 SF457.1 .B3513 1994 Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)