Paracanthurus hepatus, Palette surgeonfish : aquarium

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Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Palette surgeonfish
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> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Paracanthurus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

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

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 2 - 40 m (Ref. 1602), usually 10 - 40 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S, 32°E - 170°W

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 37792) to Kiribati, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and Samoa.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 19-20; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 19.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Occur in clear, current-swept terraces of seaward reefs. Observed in loose aggregations 1 or 2 meters above the bottom; juveniles and subadults typical in groups near isolated Pocillopora eydouxi coral heads and when alarmed hide themselves tightly among the branches (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on zooplankton and occasionally on algae (Ref. 9710, 48637, 27115, 83665). Relatively uncommon and highly localized (Ref. 1602, 9710). Very popular and hardy aquarium fish. Anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland (Ref. 57406).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Randall, John E. | Colaboradores

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: 07 May 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Venomous (Ref. 57406)





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Acuario: Comercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.7 - 29, mean 27.9 °C (based on 1082 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01098 - 0.05004), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 49.1 [27.8, 87.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.63 [0.35, 1.15] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.4, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.118 [0.072, 0.202] g/100g; Selenium = 29.7 [15.0, 56.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 80.7 [24.5, 263.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.02 [0.66, 1.48] mg/100g (wet weight);