Paracanthurus hepatus, Palette surgeonfish : fisheries, aquarium

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Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Palette surgeonfish

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Paracanthurus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 1602), usually 10 - 40 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S, 32°E - 170°W

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 37792) to Kiribati, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and Samoa.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19.

Occur in clear, current-swept terraces of seaward reefs. Observed in loose aggregations 1 or 2 meters above the bottom; juveniles and subadults typical in groups near isolated Pocillopora eydouxi coral heads and when alarmed hide themselves tightly among the branches (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on zooplankton and occasionally on algae (Ref. 9710, 48637, 27115, 83665). Relatively uncommon and highly localized (Ref. 1602, 9710). Very popular and hardy aquarium fish. Anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland (Ref. 57406).

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Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 May 2010

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Venomous (Ref. 57406)

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Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.7 - 29, mean 27.9 °C (based on 1082 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01123 - 0.04892), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.45 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 (21 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 49.1 [27.8, 87.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.63 [0.35, 1.15] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.4, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.118 [0.072, 0.202] g/100g; Selenium = 29.7 [15.0, 56.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 80.7 [24.5, 263.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.02 [0.66, 1.48] mg/100g (wet weight);

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