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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 ...
The banded butterflyfish grows to a maximum length of about 16 cm (6.3 in). The dorsal fin has 12 spines and 19 to 21 soft rays. The anal fin has 3 spines and 16 to 17 soft rays. The colour of this fish is silvery with a slender black bar passing through its eye, two wide black bars in mid-body and a third wide bar that starts on the rear of ...
Chaetodon karraf Cuvier, 1831. Chaetodon larvatus, commonly known as the hooded butterflyfish or orangeface butterflyfish (and with many other common names), is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. [1][3][2] It is found in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and has been recorded twice recently ...
The latticed butterflyfish is an uncommon species found in areas of rich coral growth of lagoons and protected reef flats and seaward reefs from 1–20 metres (3.3–65.6 ft) depth. It feeds on sea anemones, polychaetes, and octocorallian and scleractinian coral polyps. [2] It is normally observed in pairs. [1]
Chaetodon aureofasciatus. Chaetodon aureofasciatus, the golden butterflyfish, golden- banded butterflyfish, golden-striped butterflyfish or sunburst butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. This coral eating species is found on shallow reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.
The saddle butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae.It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from Sri Lanka and the Cocos-Keeling Islands to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals and New South Wales in Australia.
Chaetodon andamanensis is an overall bright yellow colour apart from a black band which runs from the top of the head and through the eyes, and a black ocellus on the caudal peduncle. [2] The dorsal fin contains 1:4 spines and 18 soft rays while the anal fin has 4 spines and 16-18 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 15 ...
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place a fish fillet, skin side down, in the center of a piece of parchment paper. Season with a pinch each of salt and pepper.