Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 meters (Ref. 5503). Solitary or in small groups (Ref. 9710). Adults usually in pairs, but sometimes seen in small aggregations (Ref. 48637). Mimic the poisonous puffer, Canthigaster valentini which it greatly resembles. Feed on eggs, gastropods and grazes the substrate (Ref. 5503, 48637).
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1602&speccode=4306
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Distribution
Distribution
Chagos, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Reunion, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa (country)
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Smith, J.L.B. & M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5926
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Bock, K.R. (1996). Checklist of the reef fishes of Diani and Galu, Kenya. Journal of East African natural History 85: 5-22.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6357
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Letourneur, Y., M. Harmelin-Vivien & R. Galzin (1993). Impact of hurricane Firinga on fish community structure on fringing reefs of Reunion Island, S.W. Indian Ocean. Environmental Biology of Fishes 37: 109-120
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6048
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Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Aliwal Shoal, South Africa (Ref. 4421) and east to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Replaced by Paraluteres arquat in the Red Sea.
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Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=37816&speccode=4307
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 28; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 22 - 25
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1602&speccode=4306
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Size
Max. size
11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4421))
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Hutchins, J.B. 1986 Monacanthidae. p. 882-887. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4421)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4421&speccode=4275
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Diagnostic Description
Description
Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 2 to at least 25 m. Mimics the poisonous puffer, @Canthigaster valentini@ which it greatly resembles. Feeds on eggs, gastropods and grazes the substrate (Ref. 5503).
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Ranges from pale greenish to dirty white in color; blackish-brown saddles above; normally with a round dark blotch above origin of anal fin; soft dorsal and anal fins hyaline, tips dusky; caudal fin yellowish (Ref. 4421).
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1602&speccode=4306
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 20 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 11 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.14375 - 37
Temperature range (°C): 25.709 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.050 - 0.622
Salinity (PPS): 33.950 - 35.312
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.446 - 4.802
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 0.167
Silicate (umol/l): 0.910 - 3.344
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.14375 - 37
Temperature range (°C): 25.709 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.050 - 0.622
Salinity (PPS): 33.950 - 35.312
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.446 - 4.802
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 0.167
Silicate (umol/l): 0.910 - 3.344
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 11 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.14375 - 37
Temperature range (°C): 25.709 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.050 - 0.622
Salinity (PPS): 33.950 - 35.312
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.446 - 4.802
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 0.167
Silicate (umol/l): 0.910 - 3.344
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.14375 - 37
Temperature range (°C): 25.709 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.050 - 0.622
Salinity (PPS): 33.950 - 35.312
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.446 - 4.802
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 0.167
Silicate (umol/l): 0.910 - 3.344
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Depth: 1 - 25m.
From 1 to 25 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Blacksaddle mimic. (Bleeker, 1851) Attains 11 cm. Ground colour varies from pale greenish to a dirty white; prominent blackish-brown saddles on dorsal surface, the middle extending down sides of body towards ventral surface; usually a round dark blotch above origin of A. Soft D and A hyaline (transparent), tips of rays dusky; C yellowish. Tropical Indo-West Pacific; south to Aliwal Shoal, Natal, South Africa. This species closely resembles the poisonous black-saddled toby, Canthigaster valentini, with which it is usually associated. Paraluteres indicus ms - Western Indian Ocean form - Africa to Maldives Paraluteres andamensis ms - West coast of Thailand and Myanmar, probably also in Andaman Islands - one individual photographed at Bali Paraluteres arqat - Red Sea endemic.
From 1 to 25 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Blacksaddle mimic. (Bleeker, 1851) Attains 11 cm. Ground colour varies from pale greenish to a dirty white; prominent blackish-brown saddles on dorsal surface, the middle extending down sides of body towards ventral surface; usually a round dark blotch above origin of A. Soft D and A hyaline (transparent), tips of rays dusky; C yellowish. Tropical Indo-West Pacific; south to Aliwal Shoal, Natal, South Africa. This species closely resembles the poisonous black-saddled toby, Canthigaster valentini, with which it is usually associated. Paraluteres indicus ms - Western Indian Ocean form - Africa to Maldives Paraluteres andamensis ms - West coast of Thailand and Myanmar, probably also in Andaman Islands - one individual photographed at Bali Paraluteres arqat - Red Sea endemic.
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Environment
reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 1 - 25 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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Trophic Strategy
Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m. Feeds on eggs, gastropods and grazes the substrate (Ref. 5503).
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=1602&speccode=4306
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Genomic DNA is available from 1 specimen with morphological vouchers housed at State Herbarium of South Australia
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Barcode data: Paraluteres prionurus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 2 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 2 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.
GBGC6316-09|NC_011929|Paraluteres prionurus| ACCCGTTGACTCTTTTCAACCAATCACAAAGACATCGGCACCCTTTACATGATCTTCGGTGCTTGAGCTGGAATAGTAGGCACTGCTTTG---AGCCTCCTGATTCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAGCCCGGCGCCCTTCTTGGGGAC---GACCAGATTTATAATGTAATCGTAACAGCCCACGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAACTGACTCATTCCTCTAATA---ATCGGTGCCCCTGATATAGCATTTCCCCGAATAAATAACATAAGCTTTTGACTCCTACCCCCCTCTTTCCTACTCCTCCTTGCATCTTCAGGGGTTGAAGCCGGTGCCGGCACCGGGTGGACTGTTTACCCCCCTCTTGCAGGCAACCTTGCCCACGCAGGAGCCTCCGTTGACTTA---ACAATCTTCTCCCTTCACCTGGCAGGTATCTCCTCTATTCTAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACTATTATTAACATGAAACCTCCAGCTATTTCCCAATATCAAACACCCCTGTTTGTCTGAGCAGTCCTAATCACCGCTGTCTTACTCCTCCTGTCCCTTCCAGTCCTTGCTGCA---GGAATTACTATACTTCTCACCGACCGAAATTTAAACACTACTTTCTTCGACCCGGCAGGAGGGGGGGACCCAATCCTATATCAACATTTGTTCTGATTCTTTGGCCACCCCGAAGTATACATTTTAATTCTACCCGGATTTGGAATAATTTCCCACATCGTAGCTTACTACTCAGGTAAAAAA---GAACCCTTTGGCTACATAGGAATAGTTTGAGCAATAATGGCAATCGGCCTACTTGGCTTTATCGTCTGAGCCCACCATATGTTCACAGTAGGAATAG
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Paraluteres prionurus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Species: 12
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 2
Species: 12
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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Wikipedia
Blacksaddle filefish
The blacksaddle filefish, Paraluteres prionurus, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae. It reaches a length of a maximum 11 cm.
The blacksaddle filefish are found in pairs or in small schools and inhabit reefs across the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Coloration is sandy to grey with distinctive black "saddles" on the back and a yellow tail.
The blacksaddle filefish has evolved to mimic Canthigaster valentini, a highly poisonous pufferfish commonly found where ever P. prionurus is found. The two species have been known to school together.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Paraluteres prionurus" in FishBase. November 2006 version.
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