| Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) |
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20 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 9 years |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 170 m, non-migratory |
| Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands. Southeast Atlantic: East London, South Africa (Ref. 5372). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-25; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 17-20. Description: Body orange-yellow, dorsal side dusky, ventral side diagonal brown stripes, eye bar black. Snout length 2.9-3.4 in HL. Body depth 1.4-1.7 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Nocturnal species that is usually in pairs or small groups in shallow reef flats of lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of over 30 m. Juveniles occur among rocks of inner reef flats and in tide pools (Ref. 205). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Adults feed mainly on nudibranchs, tubeworm tentacles, and other benthic invertebrates, also on algae and coral polyps. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 October 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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