Chaetodon - Wikipedia
WEBChaetodon is a tropical fish genus in the family Chaetodontidae. Like their relatives, they are known as "butterflyfish". This genus is by far the largest among the Chaetodontidae, with about 90 living species included here, [1] though most …
ADW: Chaetodontidae: INFORMATION
WEBChaetodontidae, or butterflyfishes, are among the most widely recognized coral reef fishes. Their vivid coloration and striking patterns make them popular in the aquarium trade, although some species are difficult to maintain in aquaria (see Economic Importance). The family contains 10 genera with 114 species, the majority in the genus ...
Foureye butterflyfish - Wikipedia
WEBThe foureye butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus) is a butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is alternatively called the four-eyed butterflyfish. This species is found in the Western Atlantic from Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to the West Indies and northern South America. Chaetodon capistratus is the type species of Chaetodon.
Butterflyfish - Wikipedia
WEBSynonyms. Chaetodontinae (but see text) The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. The approximately 129 species in 12 genera [2] are found mostly on the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
Chaetodon capistratus – Discover Fishes - Florida Museum
WEBDec 28, 2023 · Photo © George Ryschkewitsch. Chaetodon capistratus. This small, flat fish is named for the spots on its tail that look like eyes, and are meant to confuse predators about the fish’s direction of fleeing. The foureye is pale gray with dark chevrons pointing towards its head, and has bright yellow caudal fins.
Chaetodon ocellatus – Discover Fishes - Florida Museum
WEBDec 28, 2023 · Chaetodon ocellatus. This popular aquarium fish normally inhabits sandy bottom shallows in and around reefs in the Western Atlantic. It has an oval white body and yellow fins, with a black bar running down its face and a …
ADW: Chaetodon capistratus: INFORMATION
WEBChaetodon capistratus is a browser who feeds on anthozoans preferring hexacoral such as scleractinians, anemones, and zoantharians (Birkeland and Neudecker, 1981). They are reef fishes that not only rely on the corals for habitat but also food.
Chaetodon | genus of fish | Britannica
WEBIn butterflyfish. …12 genera, with the genus Chaetodon alone accounting for almost 90 species. Among them are the foureye butterflyfish ( Chaetodon capistratus ), a common West Indian species with a white-ringed black ocellus near its tail; the spotfin butterflyfish ( C. ocellatus ), a western Atlantic species with yellow fins and a dark spot ...
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Chaetodon striatus – Discover Fishes - Florida Museum
WEBDec 28, 2023 · The banded butterfly, Chaetodon striatus, is an western Atlantic Ocean species, ranging from Massachusetts south to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It is also found in the eastern central Atlantic Ocean near St. Paul’s Rocks.
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