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Acanthurus nigricauda Duncker, &. Mohr, 1929
EYELINE SURGEONFISH
Blackstreak Surgeonfish; Epaulette Surgeonfish; Eye-line Surgeon; Eye-line Surgeonfish; Teuthis gahm Forsskål, 1775; Acanthurus gahm nigricauda Duncker and Mohr, 1929

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Acanthurus nigricauda Duncker & Mohr , 1929

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335 ) .

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 9710 ), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 27115 ). Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115 ); 30°N - 24°S, 39°E - 143°W

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 37792 ) to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to southern Great Barrier Reef. Not occurring in the Red Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m 18.4   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.3 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125599 ); max. published weight: 2.7 kg (Ref. 125599 )

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-28; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 23 - 26. Color in life dark brown without lines on body or spots on head (one phase is purplish grey); horizontal black band behind upper gill opening absent on juveniles <6 cm SL; elongate purple band may be present anterior to dorsal origin; caudal fin brown; outer third of pectoral fin pale. Species with gizzard-like stomach.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in clear lagoon and seaward reefs around isolated coral heads. Solitary or in small groups (Ref. 90102 ). Prefers sandy bottoms of bays and lagoons rather than the coral reefs like most other Acanthuridae. The species is sometimes poisonous (Ref. 4795 ). Caught with nets (Ref. 30573 ). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Probably spawn in pairs (Ref. 240 ).

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Randall, J.E. , 1987. Three nomenclatorial changes in Indo-Pacific surgeonfishes (Acanthurinae). Pac. Sci. 41(1-4):54-61. (Ref. 1921 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 04 May 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Poisonous to eat (Ref. 4795 )





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2616 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01969 - 0.02790), b=2.95 (2.91 - 2.99), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.0   ±0.40 se; based on food items. Generation time: 1.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Medium . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 52.9 [22.4, 157.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.704 [0.257, 1.764] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.9, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.119 [0.053, 0.257] g/100g; Selenium = 16.6 [5.6, 60.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 34.8 [9.9, 119.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.52 [0.80, 4.71] mg/100g (wet weight);

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