Whitebar surgeonfish
📖 Overview
Inhabits primarily boulder-strewn areas of surge zone and browses on filamentous algae . Benthopelagic . Often in schools . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 27; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 25. A whitish bar broadly bordered by dark brown from origin of dorsal fin across operculum. Caudal fin without a white posterior margin. Caudal concavity 10.5 to 12 times in SL. Body depth 1.7 to 1.8 times in SL (Ref 9808).: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Whitebar surgeonfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Whitebar surgeonfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Whitebar surgeonfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 85 m , usually 1 - 85 m . Subtropical; 24°C - 28°C ; 32°N - 28°S, 119°E - 109°W Central Pacific: primarily anti-equatorial; Mariana Islands, southern Japan, Marcus Islands, and the Hawaiian Islands in the north and New Caledonia, Rapa (Austral Islands), and Tuamoto Islands, Pitcairn group, and Easter Island in the south.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Head-band Surgeonfish · Whitebar Surgeonfish · Whithebar Surgeonfish · whitethroated surgeonfish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix cirurgià de barra blanca |
| 🌍CES | bodlok bělopruhý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Hvidbåndet Kirurgfisk |
| 🇫🇷French | Chirurgien à barre blanche · Chirurgien à joue blanche |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce chirurgo barrato · Pesce chirurgo fascia bianca · Pesce chirurgo fasciato |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Suji-kurohagi · Sujikurohagi · スジクロハギ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Cirurgião-de-faixa-branca |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pez Cirujano de Barra Blanca |
| 🌍TGL | Labahita · Surahan |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 白斑刺尾鯛 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatus leucopareius | Jenkins | 1903 | Synonym |
| Hepatus umbra | Jenkins | 1903 | Synonym |
| Teuthis bishopi | Bryan & Herre | 1903 | Synonym |
| Teuthis leucopareius | Jenkins | 1903 | Synonym |
| Teuthis umbra | Jenkins | 1903 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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