Rhinecanthus lunula, Halfmoon picassofish

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Rhinecanthus lunula Randall & Steene, 1983

Halfmoon picassofish
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Rhinecanthus lunula   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Rhinecanthus lunula
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Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Rhinecanthus: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Randall & Steene.

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

marien rifbewoner; diepte 10 - 30 m (Ref. 86942). Subtropical

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Pacific Ocean:Australia (Queensland) to the Pitcairn Islands.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2334)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Caudal fin with black crescent.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

A rare species that lives in outer reef areas. Feeds on fishes, benthic invertebrates, algae and organic matter (Ref. 89972).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Matsuura, Keiichi | Medewerkers

Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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