Acanthurus pyroferus
Acanthurus pyroferus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Genus: | Acanthurus |
Species: | A. pyroferus
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Binomial name | |
Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz , 1834 | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Acanthurus pyroferus, chocolate surgeonfish, mimic surgeonfish, orange-gilled surgeonfish, Pacific mimic surgeon, and yellowspot surgeon, is a species of marine
Taxonomy
Acanthurus pyroferus was first formally
Etymology
Acanthurus pyroferus has the specific name pyroferus, which means "firebearer", this is thought to be a reference to the orange colour (described as
Description
Acanthurus pyroferus has its
Distribution and habitat
Acanthurus pyroferus is found in the Indo-Pacific. In the Indian Ocean it is found at the Scott and Ashmore Reef, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands while in the Pacific it extends as far east as French Polynesia and the Line Islands, north to Wakayama Prefecture in Japan and south to New South Wales. It is found at depths between 2 and 60 m (6 ft 7 in and 196 ft 10 in), living solitarily on reefs.[1]
Biology
Acanthurus pyroferus juveniles mimic Centropyge flavissimus but in Palau where this species is absent, they mimic C. vrolikii.[2] This species feeds by grazing on algae and dteritus.[1] The juveniles may be venomous as there are grooves in the spines but the ability to produce venom appears to be lost in adults.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Acanthurus pyroferus" in FishBase. June 2023 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Acanthurus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (12 January 2021). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2): Families EPHIPPIDAE, LEIOGNATHIDAE, SCATOPHAGIDAE, ANTIGONIIDAE, SIGANIDAE, CAPROIDAE, LUVARIDAE, ZANCLIDAE and ACANTHURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Bray, D.J. (2022). "Acanthurus pyroferus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Acanthurus pyroferus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- Photos of Acanthurus pyroferus on Sealife Collection