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Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) >
Ephippidae (Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
Etymology: Chaetodipterus: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, dipteros = with two fins (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Girard.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 3 - 50 m (Ref. 37955). Subtropical; 33°N - 15°S, 118°W - 76°W
Eastern Pacific: San Diego, California, USA to Peru.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55763)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Body very deep and compressed; head short, with a slopping, slightly concave profile; mouth small and terminal; snout blunt and not at all prominent; posterior end of jaw not surpassing anterior rim of eye; branchiostegal membranes joined to isthmus; dorsal fin spines well developed (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found in inshore areas with sandy bottoms or coral reefs, forming small schools (Ref. 9299). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 37955). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 2850.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 20.6 - 28.5, mean 25.6 °C (based on 60 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02692 (0.01559 - 0.04647), b=2.85 (2.70 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.43 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 21.3 [10.0, 41.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.49 [0.28, 0.81] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.3, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.145 [0.085, 0.251] g/100g; Selenium = 18.4 [8.8, 36.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.1 [6.4, 92.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.626 [0.412, 0.939] mg/100g (wet weight);