Mirror butterflyfish

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Mirror butterflyfish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species: C. speculum
Binomial name
Chaetodon speculum
Cuvier, 1831

The mirror butterflyfish, Chaetodon speculum, is a member of the Chaetodontidae.

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[edit] Range

Found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean from Indonesia to Japan and south to the Great Barrier Reef and Papua New Guinea. Reported from Mauritius, Madagascar, and Reunion. [1]

[edit] Description

Grows to a maximum of 18cm long. Body color is bright yellow to orange-yellow with a big black blotch on the upper posterior portion of the trunk and a vertical black bar running through the eye. [1]

[edit] Diet

Mirror butterflyfish feed on coral polyps and invertebrates. [1]

[edit] Habitat

The Mirror butterflyfish is found at depths between 3 and 30m, in coral reefs. In coastal reef slopes rich with hydroids and anemones. Small juveniles secretive in coral thickets. Usually solitary and relatively uncommon. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Chaetodon speculum". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 12 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.