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Common names: Black-backed butterflyfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Based on Photo by J.E. Randall. Range extends to Saipan (Ref. 37816).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1997
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Common names from other countries

Black-back butterflyfish, Blackbacked butterflyfish, Black-backed butterflyfish, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 36°N - 36°S, 20°E - 155°W

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Throughout Micronesia.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 129178); idade máx. registrada: 20 anos (Ref. 56281)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 12 - 13; Raios dorsais (total) : 18 - 21; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 16 - 18.

Usually solitary or in pairs in coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs to a depth of over 15 m. Juveniles inshore. In pairs or traveling in small groups (Ref. 48636). Feed on octocorallian and scleractinian coral polyps. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Easy to maintain in the aquarium. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801