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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Tubbataha Reefs (Ref. 53416, 57038). Outside distributional range, occurrence needs verification.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: World Wide Fund for Nature (Philippines), 2004
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Hvidfinnet kirurgfisk, 白胸鳍刺尾鱼, Bagata ni horara, ... more

Main reference

Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene. 1990. (Ref. 2334)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Randall, John E. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 33.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 20 m (Ref. 9710)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 12°S - 29°S, 142°E - 170°W

Distribution

Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea to Tonga.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-33; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 18 - 31; Vertebrae: 22. Body varying from light bluish grey to dark brown, without blue lines. Outer part of pectoral fins abruptly white, the demarcation curved such that pale area is broadest on central part of fin. Least depth of caudal peduncle 3.1 to 3.3 times in head length. Maximum standard length about 33 cm (Ref 9808).

Found off steep outer-reef escarpments. May be solitary but most commonly seen in small aggregations feeding on zooplankton well off the bottom.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.45 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Acanthurus albipectoralis Allen & Ayling, 1987