| Family: |
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) |
| Max. size: |
17 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 40 - 250 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: subtropical waters of Japan, ranging south into the China Seas, Taiwan and the Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-23; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 16-19. Description: Body white silver, vertical bars two broad brown reaches ventral contour, eye bar also brown but narrow; dorsal fin rear spot black. Snout length 2.7-3.6 in HL. Body depth 1.3-1.6 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Inhabit deep rocky reefs, generally between 120-190 m in the tropics (Ref. 9710), in the East Indies usually found below 110 m (Ref. 90102). Found in shallow, muddy open substrates with outcrops of reef or debris in sub-tropical waters (Ref. 48636). Often in aggregations (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 October 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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