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Chaetodon zanzibarensis Playfair, 1867
ZANZIBAR BUTTERFLYFISH
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Chaetodon zanzibarensis Playfair , 1867

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335 ) .

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 40 m (Ref. 9710 ). Tropical; - 30°S

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Western Indian Ocean: East Africa south to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 5372 ). Also found in oceanic islands.

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Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710 )

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 15 - 17. Black spot with white or bluish edges on its sides (Ref. 5372 ).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Usually seen alone or in pairs (specially during spawning) but occasionally in small groups, particularly in the vicinity of staghorn Acropora and Goniopora (Ref. 5503 ) thickets. Diet consists of live corals which makes it difficult to maintain in captivity (Ref. 4858 ). Little intraspecific nor interspecific aggressiveness (Ref. 5503 ). 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 both obligate and social (Ref. 52884 ).

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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 )

  Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 08 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 25.4 - 27.9, mean 26.9 °C (based on 64 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01133 - 0.04632), 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 ):  3.3   ±0.61 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 133 [67, 212] mg/100g; Iron = 0.975 [0.567, 1.669] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.4, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.125 [0.071, 0.217] g/100g; Selenium = 36 [19, 69] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.3 [14.0, 170.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.7 [1.1, 2.5] mg/100g (wet weight);

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