Marley's butterflyfish | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Chaetodon |
Species: | C. marleyi |
Binomial name | |
Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921 |
Marley's butterflyfish (Chaetodon marleyi) is a species of fish in the Chaetodontidae family. It is also called the doubledash or doublesash butterflyfish.[1] It is found in Mozambique and South Africa, and is an ornamental fish. Its closest relative is the West African Chaetodon hoefleri.[2]
It feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, hydroids and ascidians.[2]