| Main Ref. | Yabuta S, 1997, Spawning migrations in the monogamous butterflyfish, Chaetodon trifasciatus, Ichthyological Reseach 44(2-3):177-182 | ||
| Spawning type | Pair spawning | ||
| Aggregation type | Unknown | ||
| Spawning evidence | |||
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| Courtship | |||
| Status | Unknown | ||
| Lunar phase | New moon; | ||
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| Management | Gear | ||
| Country | Japan | ||