Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 50 m (Ref. 37955), usually 3 - 12 m (Ref. 2850). Tropical; 40°N - 20°S, 120°W - 70°W
Eastern Pacific: San Diego, California, USA to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.4 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5592); common length : 12.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55763)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 12 - 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 18 - 20; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 15 - 17. Body deep, compressed, and disk-shaped; profile of head very steep and slightly concave; snout pronounced; teeth very small, setiform, and set in a comb-like band; base of pelvic spine with an axillary process; lateral line ending under last rays of dorsal fin; body creamy yellow with 5 or 6 dark vertical bars on the head, body and tail (Ref. 55763).
Usually observed in pairs or small groups in rocky areas near the shore (Ref. 4858). Feed on algae and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 28023). Form schools with Chaetodipterus zonatus (Ref. 9286). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 5227.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).
Allen, G.R., 1985. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 17.3 - 28.9, mean 25.2 °C (based on 231 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02399 (0.01535 - 0.03748), b=3.04 (2.91 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.24 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 76 [39, 117] mg/100g; Iron = 0.722 [0.445, 1.150] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.3, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.108 [0.069, 0.168] g/100g; Selenium = 36.6 [21.2, 67.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41.3 [11.4, 143.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.33 [0.92, 1.89] mg/100g (wet weight);