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Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-pic-7791-12268 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-11-14 1999-07-12 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 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7791 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Chgut_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Chgut_u0.jpg Locality: Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. FB-pic-7791-12269 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7791 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Chgut_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Chgut_u2.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-7791 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2013-04-17 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7791 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Occur in pairs or small groups (Ref. 9710, 48636). Feed on polychaetes, coral polyps, and algae (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Heemstra, P.C. 1986 Chaetodontidae. p. 627-632. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5372) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7791 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-01-20 00:00:00 2013-04-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7791 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Description: Body pale with close-set dusky spots, forming a vertical pattern on upper sides and horizontal on lower. Yellow margin on dorsal fin with bright orange above the caudal peduncle (Ref. 48636). Snout length 2.8-4.0 in HL. Body depth 1.4-1.8 in SL (Ref. 90102). Burgess, W.E. 1978 Butterflyfishes of the world. A monograph of the Family Chaetodontidae. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 4855) FB-Morphology-7791 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-01-20 00:00:00 2013-04-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7791 Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 24; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 16 - 18 Burgess, W.E. 1978 Butterflyfishes of the world. A monograph of the Family Chaetodontidae. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 4855) FB-Distribution-7791 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2025-09-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7791 Indian Ocean: Red Sea south to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 5372) and east to Christmas Island. Reported from western Thailand (Ref. 9710) and Bali, Indonesia (Ref. 8631). Allen, G.R. 1985 Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858) FB-Uses-7791 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2013-04-17 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=7791 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Edwards, A.J. and A.D. Shepherd 1992 Environmental implications of aquarium-fish collection in the Maldives, with proposals for regulation. Environ. Conserv. 19:61-72. (Ref. 4907) FB-LifeCycle-7791 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2013-04-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=7791&StockCode=8101 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). 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-7791 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-11-23 00:00:00 2008-03-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public guttatissimus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs. Occurs in pairs or small groups. Feeds on polychaetes, coral polyps, and algae. Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) FB-Size-7791 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2013-04-17 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7791 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5372)) Heemstra, P.C. 1986 Chaetodontidae. p. 627-632. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5372) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-7791 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2013-04-17 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=7791 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 30 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)