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The freshwater butterflyfish is a specialized surface hunter. Its eyes are constantly trained to the surface and its upturned mouth is specifically adapted to capture small prey along the water's surface. If enough speed is built up in the water, a butterflyfish can jump and glide a small distance above the surface to avoid predation. It also ...
Butterflyfish mostly range from 12 to 22 cm (4.7 to 8.7 in) in length. The largest species, the lined butterflyfish and the saddle butterflyfish, C. ephippium, grow to 30 cm (12 in). The common name references the brightly coloured and strikingly patterned bodies of many species, bearing shades of black, white, blue, red, orange, and yellow.
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Pantodon buchholzi Peters, 1877 (freshwater butterflyfish) †Capassopiscis Taverne, 2022 [2] †Capassopiscis pankowskii Taverne, 2022 †Cretapantodon Taverne, 2024 [4] †Cretapantodon polli Taverne, 2024 †Palaeopantodon Taverne, 2021 [3] †Palaeopantodon vandersypeni Taverne, 2021 †Pankowskipiscis Taverne, 2021 [5] †Pankowskipiscis ...
Chevron butterflyfish: Chaetodon: C. trifascialis: Chaetodontidae [21] Butterflyfish: N Lauwiliwili nukunuku ʻoiʻoi [9] Yellow longnose butterflyfish: Forcipiger: F. flavissimus: Chaetodontidae [21] Butterflyfish: N Lauhau [9] Fourspot butterflyfish: Chaetodon: C. quadrimaculatus: Chaetodontidae [21] Butterflyfish: N Kīkākapu [9] Lined ...
Chaetodon is a tropical fish genus in the family Chaetodontidae.Like their relatives, they are known as "butterflyfish". This genus is by far the largest among the Chaetodontidae, with about 90 living species included here, [1] though most might warrant recognition as distinct genera.
Freshwater needlefish: Xenentodon cancila: 35 cm (14 in) Grunting toadfish: Allenbatrachus grunniens: 30 cm (12 in) Leaf goblinfish: Neovespicula depressifrons: 10 cm (4 in) Freshwater sole: Achiroides melanorhynchus: 14 cm (5.5 in) Golden puffer: Auriglobus modestus: 10 cm (3.9 in) Pufferfish inflating out of water can cause death. [81] Green ...
Chaetodon daedalma or the wrought-iron butterflyfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the western Pacific ocean near central and southern Japan .