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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335). More on author: Gray.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 43 m (Ref. 89972), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 30°N - 28°S

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Pacific Ocean: Ryukyus, Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands and Taiwan to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Pitcairn islands, south to the Samoan and Austral Islands; Marianas and Marshalls in Micronesia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

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Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-23; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18

Found almost exclusively on exposed seaward reefs (Ref. 205). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed mainly on polyps of Pocillopora. Solitary or in pairs. Oviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 52884). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as obligate, genetic and social (Ref. 52884).

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Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 October 2009

CITES (Ref. 123416)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Aquarium: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.4, mean 27.9 °C (based on 991 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01123 - 0.04674), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100) .

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 111 [62, 204] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.751 [0.465, 1.435] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.5 [18.3, 20.6] % ; Omega3 = 0.167 [0.097, 0.283] g/100g ; Selenium = 28.7 [13.3, 61.0] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 69.2 [20.8, 235.3] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.21 [0.79, 1.86] mg/100g (wet weight);

Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831