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Pearlscale butterflyfish are a diurnal species and usually found at depths below 6 metres (20 ft). They are found in clear coastal to outer reef slopes and drop-offs, often around Acropora staghorn corals. These fish have a peaceful temperament and in the wild are found either alone, in pairs, or in small groups, however they are territorial ...
Seychelles butterflyfish. The Seychelles butterflyfish (Chaetodon madagaskariensis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean from eastern Africa (as far south as Port Elizabeth in South Africa) east to Cocos-Keeling Islands and Christmas Island, north to Sri ...
Anisochaetodon argentatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) Chaetodon argentatus, the Asian butterflyfish, three band butterflyfish or black pearlscaled butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Description. The characteristic feature of the Pearlscale is its thick, domed scales with pearl-like appearance. [1][3] Its body is round and similar to a golf ball. The finnage may be long or short. Pearlscales can reach up to 8 inches long and grow up as large as an orange. [3] Pearlscale goldfish are susceptible to swimbladder disorders ...
The ornate butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus), or clown butterflyfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae. The ornate butterflyfish is a close relative of the mailed butterflyfish (C. reticulatus) and the scrawled butterflyfish (C. meyeri). [3] Together they make up the subgenus called ...
Habitat and biology. The Indian butterflyfish is a species of relatively deep water, living at depths between 22 and 80 metres (72 and 262 ft), commonly at 50 to 68 metres (164 to 223 ft). It has been encountered in small groups of up to 5 individuals on the steep outer drop-offs of reefs, in rubble areas and among areas where black coral and ...
The black-backed butterflyfish or blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus) is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is widespread through the Indo-Pacific area from the Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, to southern Japan and throughout Micronesia. [3] This fish grows up to 18 cm (ca. 7 in) long, and may live for up to 20 ...
Prognathodes aculeatus, the longsnout butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found in tropical West Atlantic waters. It is also known as the butterbun, the Caribbean longsnout butterflyfish or Poey's butterflyfish. [2] This species should not be confused with the banded longsnout butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus).