Lined butterflyfish

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Lined butterflyfish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species: C. lineolatus
Binomial name
Chaetodon lineolatus
Cuvier, 1831

The lined butterflyfish, Chaetodon lineolatus, is the largest of the butterflyfish.[1]

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[edit] Range

They have a wide range; from the Red Sea South Africa, as far as South Japan and Hawaii.[2]

[edit] Description

Lined butterflyfish may grow up to 30cm long. They are white in colour with thin black vertical bars which join a thick black band at the base of the tail and dorsal fin. The tail, dorsal and anal fins are yellow.[1]

[edit] Diet

Coral polyps, small anemones, algae and invertebrates make up their diet.

[edit] Habitat

This uncommon fish is found in pairs or swimming alone, or occasionally in spawning aggregations. It occurs between 2 and 50m depth, in coral-rich areas of reefs and lagoons.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
  2. ^ "Chaetodon lineolatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 7 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.