Fiji country information

Common names: Daliga ragutu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Honeymoon, Malolo and Malololailai (Ref. 40521).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/fiji/fiji.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Findley, J.S. and M.T. Findley, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Klein's coralfish, Bluehead butterflyfish, Blacklip butterflyfish, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.

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

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 90 m (Ref. 128797), usually 10 - ? m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 30°N - 32°S, 29°E - 130°W

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (south to Coffee Bay, South Africa, Ref. 5372) to the Hawaiian Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales, Australia and New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5227).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5372)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 13 - 14; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 20 - 23; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais moles: 17 - 20; Vértebras: 24. Body is yellowish brown with two broad white vertical bars running across the body one from near the origin of the dorsal spine and the other from the middle of the back. A black bar runs vertically across the eye. There are numerous dotted horizontal stripes on the sides. The margin of caudal fin is transparent (Ref. 4855). Snout length 2.5-3.2 in HL. Body depth 1.5-1.8 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Occur in deeper lagoons and channels, and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Depth 2-61 m, usually below 10 m (Ref. 90102). Occur singly or in pairs (Ref. 37816). Common, omnivorous individuals that feed mainly on soft coral polyps (mainly on Sarcophyton tracheliophorum and Litophyton viridis), algae and zooplankton. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Preocupação menor (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 October 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)