Latticed butterflyfish

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Latticed butterflyfish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species: C. rafflesii
Binomial name
Chaetodon rafflesii
Bennett, 1830

The latticed butterflyfish, Chaetodon rafflesii, is a member of the Chaetodontidae.

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[edit] Range

Found in the Indo-Pacific region from Sri Lanka to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef; Palau (Belau) to the eastern Caroline Islands in Micronesia.[1]

[edit] Description

Grows to a maximum of 18 cm long. Body color is yellow with cross-hatched pattern of darker lines on the sides. There is a vertical black eyestripe and a vertical black line in the caudal fin.[1]

[edit] Diet

The latticed butterflyfish feeds on sea anemones, polychaetes, and octocorallian and scleractinian coral polyps.[1]

[edit] Habitat

The latticed butterflyfish is an uncommon species found in areas of rich coral growth of lagoon and protected reef flats and seaward reefs from 1-20 m depth.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Chaetodon rafflesii". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 12 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.