Chaetodon octofasciatus, Eightband butterflyfish : aquarium

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Chaetodon octofasciatus Bloch, 1787

Eightband butterflyfish
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | 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 पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 3 - 20 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 31°N - 30°S, 52°E - 179°W

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Indo-West Pacific: East Indies and the Philippines, through Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef to the Solomon Island, Palau, and north to China; extends into the Indian Ocean at least to the Maldives, India and Sri Lanka.

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9710)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 10 - 12; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 17-19; गुदा कांटा 3-4; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 14 - 17. White to yellowish below with 7 black stripes over head and sides, one centrally on snout and another as a strong black margin on end of dorsal and anal fins. Third line extends onto ventral fin (Ref. 48636). Snout length 3.0-4.1 in HL. Body depth 1.4-1.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Swim in pairs in coral rich areas of sheltered lagoon and inshore reefs; juveniles seen in groups among Acropora corals. Feed exclusively on coral polyps. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

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

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26 - 29.3, mean 28.7 °C (based on 2330 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01133 - 0.04632), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.6   ±0.40 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref. 120179):  ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 147 [76, 235] mg/100g; Iron = 1.03 [0.60, 1.74] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.1, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.107 [0.062, 0.186] g/100g; Selenium = 32.6 [17.3, 65.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.2 [11.5, 154.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.01 [1.33, 2.95] mg/100g (wet weight);