| Yellowhead butterflyfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon |
| Species: | C. xanthocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett, 1833 |
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The Yellowhead butterflyfish, Chaetodon xanthocephalus, is a member of the Chaetodontidae.
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Found in the Indian Ocean from East Africa to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. [1]
Grows to a maximum of 20cm long. Overall color is white to pale grey with a series of five to six darker lines shaped in broad V's across the body. The head is covered by a broad yellow band and the dorsal and anal fins are mostly yellow. [1]
The Yellowhead butterflyfish is found at depths between 1 and 30m. Usually solitary, but may form loose shoals of 5-6 individuals and usually found around isolated coral heads. Territorial and aggressive to other chaetodonts; omnivorous. [1]