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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chelmon: Greek, cheilon, -onos = a grey mullet (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Baron Dr Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Müller (1825–1896) was a German-born Australian botanist, geographer, explorer, physician, and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Klunzinger.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin; saumâtre récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 2 - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 10°S - 30°S
Western Pacific: found exclusively on coastal reefs and estuaries of Queensland. Recently recorded from northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978, 3131).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4859)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9 - 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 26 - 30; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 18 - 21.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Prefer algae covered and mud bottoms areas of estuaries and coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). Usually occur in pairs. Feed on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Steene, R.C., 1978. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. A.H. & A.W. Reed Pty Ltd., Australia. vol. 1. 144 p. (Ref. 4859)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 25 - 28.8, mean 27.4 °C (based on 600 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01107 - 0.04526), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 88.4 [45.9, 145.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.73 [0.43, 1.22] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [18.0, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.114 [0.068, 0.192] g/100g; Selenium = 23.4 [12.2, 45.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 50.1 [14.6, 170.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.51 [1.01, 2.19] mg/100g (wet weight);