Speckled butterflyfish
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| Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831 |
Chaetodon citrinellus is known as the speckled butterflyfish or the citron butterflyfish[1].
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[edit] Range
It is found in the Indo-Pacific: the Red Sea, East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan and south to Australia[1].
[edit] Description and habit
As its names suggest, it is pale yellow with numerous small dark spots. There is also a black bar extending above and below the eye and a black margin to the anal fin. The largest recorded specimen is 13cm long[1].
Adult fish usually swim in pairs (pairs form during breeding), while juveniles are more often seen in small aggregations and commonly mix with other similar sized juveniles, especially Chaetodon kleinii. They are oviparous[1].
[edit] Diet
Thes fish feed on small worms, small benthic invertebrates, coral polyps and filamentous algae[1].
[edit] Habitat
Chaetodon citrinellus is common in shallow exposed reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs, generally in relatively open areas with scattered corals. they may occasionally be found at greater depth, the maximum being 36m[1].
