© Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Chaetodon unimaculatus Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Checklist Australia Vertebrata Fish SFTEP Links We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. Australian Faunal Directory FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features white black bars: head and tail base mid-back: large black spot Body a strongly compressed oval disc; snout short, blunt, small mouth at end; teeth long and slender; lateral line ends under dorsal fin; dorsal XIII, 21-23; A III,18-20; pectoral 14-15; scales rough, covering head body and dorsal and anal fins; 38-47 lateral line scales. Body white, with a broad black bar through eye and a thin black bar across tail base extending onto rear of dorsal and anal fins; a large black spot on back; yellow dorsal, anal and pelvic fins; tail fin clear. Size: 20 cm. Habitat: rocky and coral reefs. Depth: 1-20 m. An Indo-Pacific species; present as a vagrant in the Galapagos. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 20 m. Depth Range Min: 1 m. Diet: benthic microalgae; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic worms; soft corals/hydroids; hard corals. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=2; Southern limit=-2; Western limit=-93; Eastern limit=-90; Latitudinal range=4; Longitudinal range=3. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Omnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Indo-Pacific only (Indian + Pacific Oceans); "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific); All Pacific (West + Central + East); TEP non-endemic; All species. Habitat: Rocks; Corals; Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 20 cm. Regional Endemism: Eastern Pacific non-endemic; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; Island (s); Island (s) only; All species. Residency: Vagrant. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Bloch, M. E., 1787., Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin., Naturg. Ausl. Fische, 3:1-146. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/09999262-7370-4b9f-82ae-df1dfb4163de/ Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Chaetodon&speciesname=unimaculatus ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Chaetodon&speciesname=unimaculatus http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Chaetodon&speciesname=unimaculatus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Chaetodon&speciesname=unimaculatus https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Chaetodon&speciesname=unimaculatus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Chaetodon-unimaculatus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Chaetodon interruptus Species in    Chaetodon Species in    Chaetodontidae - Classification - Chaetodontidae Acanthuriformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch , 1787 Teardrop butterflyfish Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Chaetodon unimaculatus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Stamps, Coins Misc. | Google image Chaetodon unimaculatus Picture by Asman, P. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Bloch . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 60 m (Ref. 1602 ). Tropical; 35°N - 35°S, 95°E - 125°W (Ref. 47838 ) Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo-Pacific: East Africa (south to Port Alfred, South Africa, Ref. 5372) to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Lord Howe and Rapa islands; throughout Micronesia. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710 ); common length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-23; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 18 - 20. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Occur in small groups in reef flats, clear lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 48636 ). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302 ). Feed on soft and hard corals, also on polychaetes, small crustaceans, and filamentous algae. In Indonesia, usually seen at moderate depths, usually swimming in small groups. Adults are mainly in depth 20-60 m (Ref. 48636 ). Oviparous (Ref. 205 ), monogamous (Ref. 52884 ). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Distinct pairing (Ref. 205 ). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Myers, R.F. , 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 09 October 2009 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02818 (0.01692 - 0.04693), b=3.00 (2.86 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.3   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies. 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). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 85.1 [45.0, 130.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.753 [0.453, 1.216] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.5, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.122 [0.077, 0.193] g/100g; Selenium = 36.2 [20.8, 66.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.7 [14.5, 161.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.3 [0.9, 1.8] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : localhost Page last modified by : mrius-barile - 20 July 2016 Fatal error : Uncaught ArgumentCountError: Too few arguments to function checkEcotox(), 1 passed in /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php on line 2304 and exactly 3 expected in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2579 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php(2304): checkEcotox() #1 {main} thrown in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php on line 2579 Updated: 2024-06-20 09:59:15 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation