Acanthurus olivaceus, Orangespot surgeonfish: fisheries, aquarium

Acanthurus olivaceus

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Acanthurus olivaceus
Orangespot surgeonfish

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Acanthurus olivaceus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Family:

Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes), subfamily: Acanthurinae

picture (Acoli_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.

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Order:

Perciformes (perch-likes)

Class:

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

FishBase name:

Orangespot surgeonfish

Max. size:

35.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2334)

Environment:

reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 – 46 m

Climate:

tropical; 24 – 28°C; 28°N - 34°S, 22°e - 137°w

Importance:

fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family

Resilience:

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability:

Moderate vulnerability (36.22). (Ref. 59153)

Distribution:
Gazetteer

Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island and Cocos-Keeling Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands, north to Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Replaced by Acanthurus tennenti in the Indian Ocean (Ref. 37816).

Morphology:

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 22 – 24. Body of adult dark grayish brown; juveniles yellow; posterior to upper end of gill opening is a bright orange horizontal band, with purplish black border. Head and anterior half of body usually abruptly paler than the posterior half. Anterior gill rakers 24-28; posterior 23-27. Large adult males (about 17 cm) with more definite convexity of snout profile.

Biology:

Inhabit seaward reefs, in areas of bare rock or mixed rubble and sand, from 9 to at least 46 m depth; juveniles inhabit protected bays and lagoons, singly or in small groups in as little as 3 m (Ref. 1602, 48637). Engybenthic (Ref. 58302). Adults occur singly or in schools and feed on surface film of detritus, diatoms, and fine filamentous algae covering sand and bare rock (Ref. 1602). Rarely poisonous (Ref. 4795).

Red List Status:

Not Evaluated (Ref. 57073)

Dangerous:

harmless , Bagnis, R., P. Mazellier, J. Bennett and E. Christian. 1984

Coordinator:

Randall, John E.

Main Ref:

Randall, J.E.. 1956. (Ref. 1920)

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Checked:
Capuli, Estelita Emily

Modified:
Orta�ez, Auda Kareen

Entered:
Capuli, Estelita Emily

Thessaloniki, Greece

	Ref.:		Glossary
		( e.g. 9948 )		( e.g. cephalopods )
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