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Amphichaetodon melbae Burgess & Caldwell, 1978

Narrow-barred butterflyfish
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Desventuradas Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: San Félix Island (Ref. 89357).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Dyer, B.S. and M.W. Westneat, 2010
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Amphichaetodon: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).

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

marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 10 - 13 m.   Subtropical; 25°S - 35°S, 83°W - 76°W (Ref. 89357)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Southeast Pacific: Easter I., Desventuradas Is. and Juan Fernández Is.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm NG macho / no sexado; (Ref. 89467)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 12 - 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 21 - 23; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 17.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Juveniles are similar to adults. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Burgess, W.E., 1978. Butterflyfishes of the world. A monograph of the Family Chaetodontidae. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 4855)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 05 October 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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