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Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) >
Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
بوم شناسي
دريايي وابسته به آب سنگ; تغييرات عمق 5 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 12°S - 34°S, 142°E - 170°W
Western Pacific: the Great Barrier Reef, Chesterfield Islands and the Coral Sea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Tonga and Samoa Islands.
Size / Weight / سن
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL جنس نر / بدون خواص جنسي; (Ref. 2334)
خارهاي باله پشتي (کل): 8 - 9; شعاع نرم باله پشتي (کل): 22-33; خارهاي باله مخرجي 2-3; شعاع نرم باله مخرجي: 18 - 31; مهره ها: 22. Body varying from light bluish grey to dark brown, without blue lines. Outer part of pectoral fins abruptly white, the demarcation curved such that pale area is broadest on central part of fin. Least depth of caudal peduncle 3.1 to 3.3 times in head length. Maximum standard length about 33 cm (Ref 9808).
Found off steep outer-reef escarpments. May be solitary but most commonly seen in small aggregations feeding on zooplankton well off the bottom.
Life cycle and mating behavior
بلوغ | تولید مثل | تخم ریزی | تخم ها | Fecundity | توزاد ( لارو)
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)
وضعيت در فهرست قرمز IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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