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Hemitaurichthys zoster (Bennett, 1831)

Brown-and-white butterflyfish
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Black pyramid butterflyfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157) and Pulau Weh; with an Indonesian distribution from S. Java to W. Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Also Ref. 48636.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kunzmann, A., J.E. Randall and I. Suprihanto, 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Black pyramid butterflyfish, Papillon pyramide noir, Papillon jaune et blanc, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Hemitaurichthys: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, taureia = skin of bull + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bennett.

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

marina revassocierade; ej vandrande; djupintervall 1 - 40 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; - 28°S

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Indian Ocean from East Africa and Oman to Andaman Sea and Indonesia (western Sumatra, and south-western Java).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5372)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 24-26; Taggstrålar i analfenan 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 21.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabit open water off the reef edge (Ref. 6113), to depths greater than 35 m (Ref. 9710). Form large schools. Feed on zooplankton and algae (Ref. 5503) above the reef (Ref. 5372). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Replaced by H. polylepsis at Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Islands (Ref. 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 October 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fiskeri: saknar intresse; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 824 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01117 - 0.04486), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).