| Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) |
| 20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 25 m, non-migratory |
| Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line Islands; north to the Ryukyu Islands; south to the Great Barrier Reef; including Micronesia and the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5227). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 12-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-25; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 18-20. Description: Body is whitish or blue-white with curved to oblique black bands on the sides. A yellow edged black bar runs through the eye, another is on the snout (Ref. 1602). Snout length 2.6-3.2 in HL. Body depth 1.3-1.6 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Occur in coral rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs, and feed exclusively on coral polyps (Ref. 9710). Juvenile usually solitary among branching corals, adults usually paired and home-ranging (Ref. 9710, 48636). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 October 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality: Moluccas (Ref. 48636). Known from Flores (Ref. 8631, 47567) and Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157), Lombok and Sulawesi (Ref. 40521, 47567). Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Bali, Komodo, Sangalakki Island, Togean and Banggai Islands and Pulau Weh; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). |
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