Virgin Islands (UK) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 47402.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vi.html
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Main Ref: Smith, C.L., 1997
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Common names from other countries

Baliste noir, Black durgon, Blackfish, ... more

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Teleostei > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Melichthys: Greek, melas, melaina, melan, black + icthys yos, fish. On the other hand, in Smith et al.,1986: 878), 'body dark brown to black' in https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/266635#page/902/mode/1up.(P. Romero, pers.comm. 03/2022)..
More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

海洋礁区鱼类; 深度上下限 0 - 75 m (Ref. 9710), usually 0 - 20 m (Ref. 40849). ; 30°N - 29°S, 180°W - 180°E

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Circumglobal. Uncommon in most areas but abundant around isolated oceanic islands (Ref. 9710).

大小 / 重量 / 年龄

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 5217); common length : 30.0 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 3272)

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背棘 (总数): 3; 背的软条 (总数): 30-34; 臀棘 0; 臀鳍软条: 28 - 30. This species is distinguished by the following characters: a deep groove in front of eye; 20-25 head scale rows from corner of mouth to lower end of gill opening; 57-66 body scale rows from upper end of gill opening to caudal fin base; presence of prominent longitudinal ridges following scale rows of posterior body; slightly rounded to double emarginate caudal fin; a thin white bar neat posterior margin of the caudal fin; black spots on scales forming lines (Ref. 90102).

Inhabit clear seaward reefs. More common around oceanic islands (Ref. 9276). Found on inner and outer reef crests, usually near the slope or drop-off to deeper water, where in small but loose aggregations. Sometimes swim high above substrate feeding on zooplankton (Ref. 48637). May also be solitary (Ref. 90102). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Diet consists primarily of calcareous algae and zooplankton (Ref. 1602); also feed on phytoplankton (Ref. 5213). At Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, southeast Atlantic, groups of about 100 individuals join groups of spinner dolphins to feed on feces and vomits of the cetaceans when they congregate in a shallow bay for rest and social interactions. The postures a dolphin adopts prior to defecating or vomiting are recognized, and the fish begin to converge to the dolphin shortly before the actual voiding. Offal feeding may be regarded as a simple behavioral shift from plankton feeding to drifting offal picking (Ref. 48727). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9770). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Matsuura, K., 2001. Balistidae. Triggerfishes. p. 3911-3928. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9770)

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最不相关 (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 June 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

对人类的威胁

人类利用

渔业: 低经济; 水族馆: 商业性

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.4 - 28.9, mean 27.4 (based on 1548 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02570 (0.01232 - 0.05364), b=2.94 (2.77 - 3.11), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

营养阶层 (Ref. 69278): 2.4 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.

回复力 (Ref. 120179): 中等的, 族群倍增时间最少 1.4 - 4.4年 (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).

价格分类 (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)

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Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)

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世界自然保护联盟红皮书 (Ref. 130435)

CITES (Ref. 128078)

CMS (Ref. 116361)

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