@Triangle-butterflyfish
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Triangle butterflyfish

Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 20-21.

Food Value

Unknown


Environments

Species found in Salt Water. Species considered (reef-associated) living and feeding on or near coral reefs. Inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Closely associated with Acropora corals, particularly the staghorn variety. Territorial and in pairs (Ref. 9710). Juveniles solitary among coral branches (Ref. 48636). Feed mainly on coral polyps and therefore does not adjust easily to aquarium conditions. Oviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 52884). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar to the Andaman Sea (Ref. 9710) and western sector of the Indonesian Archipelago. Chinese Taipei south to Tubbataha, Philippines.

Classification

  • Kingdom
    Animalia
  • Phylum
    Chordata
  • Class
    Teleostei
  • Order
    Acanthuriformes
  • Family
    Chaetodontidae
  • Genus
    Chaetodon
  • Species
    triangulum
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Common Names:

  • Herringbone butterflyfish
  • Triangular butterflyfish
Name
South Pacific Ocean
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