Black Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon flavirostris) in Green Island (Gaia Guide)
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Chaetodon flavirostris
Black Butterflyfish


©Richard Ling: Black Butterflyfish (Chaetodon flavirostris) at Fly Point, Port Stephens, NSW.

©David: Black Butterflyfish, Chaetodon flavirostris, Miguel Bellver

©David: Black Butterflyfish (Chaetodon flavirostris), swim-through bommie, Ocean free, Green Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Chaetodontidae
Genus Chaetodon
Species Chaetodon flavirostris

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 20 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 2 m to 20 m

Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • Although this is a tropical reef fish, the Eastern Australian Current (the one Nemo travelled down) will often take these fish to Sydney and you may see them all the way down in Merimbula.

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Found in coral rich to algae-covered rocky areas of lagoon and seaward reefs including estuarine areas (Fishbase).

Behaviour

Usually found in pairs (Fishbase).

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References

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.