Xanthichthys mento Breeding Information

Species:	Xanthichthys mento
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity Reference: http://www.rcthawaii.com/research/10.htm http://www.rcthawaii.com/news/1.htm
Class:	D
Synonyms:	Balistes mento, Xanthichthys gotonis, Xanthichthys purus, Xanthichthys surcatus
Environment:	Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 100 m (Ref. 9710 ) Subtropical; 35°N - 31°S
Size/Weight/Age:	Max length : 29.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710 )
Distribution:	Western Pacific: southern Japan and the Ryukyu, Izu, Marcus, Wake and Hawaiian islands. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA and the Pitcairn, Easter, Revillagigedo, Clipperton, and the Galapagos islands (Ref. 5227, 11482).
Description:	Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-32; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 26 - 29. Males are straw-yellow with each scale outlined in black creating a crosshatched appearance, and a red tail with neon submarginal blue band. Females are also crosshatched, but with a slate gray to blue ground color and tail.
Biology:	Found mainly around oceanic islands and near reefs along the continental coasts (Ref. 9276 ). Found in schools in seaward reefs above drop-offs (Ref. 9710 ). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302 ).
Data Sheet:	http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=4284
WoRMS:	http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Xanthichthys mento
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