Heniochus acuminatus, Pennant coralfish : fisheries, aquarium

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Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pennant coralfish
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> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Heniochus: Greek, enioi, -ai, -a = sometimes, some + Greek, oche = food (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

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

marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 2 - 178 m (Ref. 86942), usually 15 - 75 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 35°S

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa and Persian Gulf to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Throughout Micronesia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5372); common length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5450)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 11 - 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 22-27; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 19.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabit deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs (Ref. 1602, 48636). A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of the reef. Juveniles may sometimes pick on parasites on the epidermis of other fish (Ref. 5503). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Steene, R.C., 1978. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. A.H. & A.W. Reed Pty Ltd., Australia. vol. 1. 144 p. (Ref. 4859)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 23.6 - 29.1, mean 27.9 °C (based on 2680 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01452 - 0.03614), b=3.04 (2.90 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 65 [32, 111] mg/100g; Iron = 0.654 [0.391, 1.110] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.089, 0.254] g/100g; Selenium = 41.9 [21.5, 82.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 44.9 [11.8, 164.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.27 [0.85, 1.82] mg/100g (wet weight);