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Common names: Bagis, Dabahita, Finelined surgeonfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652) and Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276). Also Ref. 1920, 121724.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Broad, G., 2003
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Common names from other countries

Tarian, Komang, Debam jalur putih, ... more

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Richardson.

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

marien rifbewoner; diepte 22 - 91 m (Ref. 57178). Tropical; 22°N - 30°S, 91°E - 167°W

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Point map | Introducties | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia and northwestern Australia.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.6 cm FL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 125599); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 1.2 kg (Ref. 125599)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 25 - 26; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 23 - 24. This species is characterize by the following head with small pale (rust colour in life) spots; black around peduncular spine groove of adults extending well ahead of front of spine (by a distance almost as long as spine on a 24.5 cm SL specimen); caudal fin with a very narrow white posterior margin (broader in young); body depth of adults (> 20 cm SL) 2.2.-2.5 times in SL (Ref. 9808); anterior gill rakers 16-18; posterior 21-23; when preserved, color of body brown; head spotted with bands in front of eye; tip of pectoral fin paler than the base; upper end of gill opening with a faint dark brown elongate blotch; dark brown color encircling caudal spine; caudal fin base white (Ref. 1920).

Inhabits silty coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). A good food fish (Ref. 3132).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Randall, John E. | Medewerkers

Randall, J.E., 1956. A revision of the surgeonfish genus Acanthurus. Pac. Sci. 10(2):159-235. (Ref. 1920)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 May 2010

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)