Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Inhabits coral reefs with adjacent seagrass and rubble areas (Ref. 9710). Between 1995 and 2000, at least 10 specimens have been traded as aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil (Ref. 49392).
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Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) 1983 Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p. (Ref. 13608)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=13608&speccode=14336
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Distribution
Distribution
Gulf of Mexico
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to northeastern Brazil (Ref. 13608).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 11 - 12
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Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) 1983 Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p. (Ref. 13608)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=13608&speccode=14336
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Size
Max. size
30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 26938))
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Smith, C.L. 1997 National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p. (Ref. 26938)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26938&speccode=4257
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Diagnostic Description
Body with five or more black blotches and a fine network of lines which cuts off pale, cell-like areas (Ref. 5521). Spines short, especially those ventrally on body, and rigidly erect; 12 spines in an approximately row from front of head to dorsal fin; a large black spot above pectoral fin and a smaller one beneath and posterior to fin (Ref. 13442).
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Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) 1983 Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p. (Ref. 13608)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=13608&speccode=14336
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 8 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 66
Temperature range (°C): 22.767 - 23.704
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.979 - 3.778
Salinity (PPS): 36.255 - 36.260
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.180 - 4.454
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.194 - 0.326
Silicate (umol/l): 1.285 - 2.114
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 66
Temperature range (°C): 22.767 - 23.704
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.979 - 3.778
Salinity (PPS): 36.255 - 36.260
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.180 - 4.454
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.194 - 0.326
Silicate (umol/l): 1.285 - 2.114
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 66
Temperature range (°C): 22.767 - 23.704
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.979 - 3.778
Salinity (PPS): 36.255 - 36.260
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.180 - 4.454
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.194 - 0.326
Silicate (umol/l): 1.285 - 2.114
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 66
Temperature range (°C): 22.767 - 23.704
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.979 - 3.778
Salinity (PPS): 36.255 - 36.260
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.180 - 4.454
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.194 - 0.326
Silicate (umol/l): 1.285 - 2.114
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Depth: 1 - 44m.
From 1 to 44 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Inhabits coral reefs with adjacent seagrass and rubble areas.
From 1 to 44 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Inhabits coral reefs with adjacent seagrass and rubble areas.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 44 m (Ref. 9710)
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Chilomycterus antillarum
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 5 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 5 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
TZAIC801-06|HLC-11863|Chilomycterus antillarum| ------------------------------------------CTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGAACAGCACTT---AGCCTCCTAATTCGAGCCGAACTTAGCCAACCCGGAAGTCTCCTTGGAGAC---GACCAAATTTACAATGTCATTGTAACAGCACATGCCTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATGATTGGGGGATTTGGAAACTGACTAGTACCACTAATA---ATCGGGGCTCCCGATATAGCCTTCCCCCGTATAAATAATATAAGCTTTTGACTCCTTCCCCCATCTTTTCTACTTCTGCTTGCCTCTTCAGGCGTAGAAGCCGGTGCTGGAACAGGATGAACAGTTTACCCACCCCTCGCAGGTAACCTGGCTCACGCAGGGGCCTCCGTCGACCTA---ACTATCTTCTCCCTCCACCTTGCAGGGGTTTCTTCCATCTTAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATCACAACAATTATTAACATAAAACCCCCTGCGATCTCCCAATACCAAACTCCCCTGTTCGTATGAGCCGTTTTAATTACCGCAGTACTTCTACTACTATCCCTTCCAGTTCTTGCTGCA---GGAATTACAATACTCCTCACCGACCGAAATCTCAATACTACGTTCTTTGACCCGGCAGGAGGAGGTGACCCCATTCTTTACCAACACCTA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Chilomycterus antillarum
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 5
Species: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 5
Species: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: of no interest
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Monteiro-Neto, C., F.E.A. Cunha, M.C. Nottingham, M.E. Araújo, I.L. Rosa and G.M.L. Barros 2003 Analysis of the marine ornamental fish trade at Ceará State, northeast Brazil. Biodivers. Conserv. 12:1287-1295. (Ref. 49392)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=49392&speccode=3530
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Tyler, J.C. 1978 Diodontidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Vol. 2. [pag.var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3717)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3717&speccode=4299
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