Bluethroat triggerfish (Sufflamen albicaudatum) fish species and information / pictures of Bluethroat triggerfish - Sufflamen albicaudatum

Bluethroat triggerfish (Sufflamen albicaudatum) fish species information

Scientific Name
Sufflamen albicaudatum

Common Name
Bluethroat triggerfish

Biology
Inhabits open bottoms with scattered corals or rubble (Ref. 9710).

Classification

Classified By
R?ppell, 1829
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)
Family
Triggerfishes (Balistidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Indian Ocean
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Gulf of Oman.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
2 m
Depth To - meters
20 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 20 m (Ref. 9710)
Trophic Level
3.28 s.e. 0.39 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
22.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (25 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated