Yellowhead butterflyfish

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Yellowhead butterflyfish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species: C. xanthocephalus
Binomial name
Chaetodon xanthocephalus
Bennett, 1833

The Yellowhead butterflyfish, Chaetodon xanthocephalus, is a member of the Chaetodontidae.

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[edit] Range

Found in the Indian Ocean from East Africa to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. [1]

[edit] Description

Grows to a maximum of 20cm long. Overall color is white to pale grey with a series of five to six darker lines shaped in broad V's across the body. The head is covered by a broad yellow band and the dorsal and anal fins are mostly yellow. [1]

[edit] Habitat

The Yellowhead butterflyfish is found at depths between 1 and 30m. Usually solitary, but may form loose shoals of 5-6 individuals and usually found around isolated coral heads. Territorial and aggressive to other chaetodonts; omnivorous. [1]

[edit] References

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