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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Prionurinae
Etymology: Prionurus: Greek, prion, -onos = saw + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Ogilby.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten revassocierade; djupintervall ? - 20 m (Ref. 86942). Subtropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 27115)
Southwest Pacific: New South Wales and Lord Howe Island to Queensland; only Capricorn Group and Swains Reefs on the Great Barrier Reef. Also reported from Norfolk, Kermadec, and New Zealand (Ref. 8879).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2334)
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 24 - 26; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 23 - 25. Colour bluish grey with narrow vertical yellow bars on side of body and small yellow spots dorsally on body and on head. Keeled peduncular plates blue and black. Keeled peduncular plates usually 3, no scattered small thorn-like plates dorsally and posteriorly to midlateral series (Ref 9808).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found along rocky shores, juveniles in estuaries and bays (Ref. 9710). Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 9710).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 20.3 - 25.2, mean 24.4 °C (based on 123 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
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Näringsämnen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 28.1 [13.2, 63.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.579 [0.276, 1.104] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [18.4, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.191 [0.100, 0.407] g/100g; Selenium = 13 [6, 28] μg/100g; VitaminA = 31.9 [8.6, 120.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.22 [0.78, 1.99] mg/100g (wet weight);