Barred Leatherjacket, Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard 1854)
A Barred Leatherjacket, Cantherhines dumerilii, at Neds Beach, Lord Howe Island. Source: Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution
Barred Leatherjacket, Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard 1854)
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Distribution |
Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, around the tropical north to about Bass Point, New South Wales, with juveniles as far south as Beware Reef, eastern Victoria; also Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean, reefs in the Coral Sea, and the Lord Howe Province in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species is widespread in the Red Sea and tropical Indo-Pacific, including the Kermadec islands, New Zealand. Usually inhabits offshore reefs, including those around oceanic islands, at depths to 70 m. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin II + 34-39; Anal fin 28-35. |
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Colour |
Greyish to yellowish brown with about 12 vertical dark brown bars, lips whitish; fins pale yellowish; caudal fin orange with dusky rays. Adult males have deep orange spines on the tail base, and a more orange caudal fin. |
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Feeding |
Feeds mostly on branching corals, algae, sponges, echinoids, sea urchins, bryozoans, molluscs and algae. |
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Biology |
Little is known of the biology of the Barred Leatherjacket. The sexes are separate and males and females are often seen in pairs. Fertilisation is external, and females produce pelagic eggs. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from the other Australian species of the genus Cantherhines, in having two pairs of prominent spines on the side of the tail base (spines very small in juveniles) and 14-15 pectoral-fin rays. Both Cantherhineslongicaudus and C. pardalis lack spines on the tail base, and usually have 12-13 pectoral-fin rays. C. longicaudus has a yellowish body, and C. pardalis has brown spots in a honeycomb pattern. |
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Etymology |
The species is named in honour of August Duméril, who made type and other monacanthid specimens available to Hollard. |
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Species Citation |
Monacanthus dumerilii Hollard 1854, Ann. Sci. Nat., Paris 4 2: 361. Type locality: Mauritius. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Barred Leatherjacket, Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard 1854)
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