Spot-nape butterflyfish

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Spot-nape butterflyfish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species: C. oxycephalus
Binomial name
Chaetodon oxycephalus
Bleeker, 1853

The Spot-nape butterflyfish, Chaetodon oxycephalus, is a member of the Chaetodontidae.

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[edit] Range

Found in the Indo-Pacific region from Sri Lanka to Queensland, north to Indonesia and the Philippines. [1]

[edit] Description

Grows to a maximum of 25 cm long. Body is white with thin vertical lines on the sides and a large black area in the upper back. Very similar to Chaetodon lineolatus but the vertical black eyestripe is broken above the eye and there are additional black and orange lines and spots in the yellow dorsal and caudal fins. [1]

[edit] Diet

The Spot-nape butterflyfish feeds on coral polyps and anemones. [1]

[edit] Habitat

The Spot-nape butterflyfish is found in coral rich areas and clear waters of seaward reefs from 10-40 m depth. [1]

[edit] References

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