Threadfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
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A butterflyfish from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to Hawaii. It has a long filament at the rear of the dorsal fin.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon auriga
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Anisochaetodon auriga, Chaetodon auriga setifier, Chaetodon lunaris, Chaetodon satifer, Chaetodon sebanus, Chaetodon setifer, Linophora auriga, Pomacanthus filamentosus, Pomacentrus setifer, Rabdophorus linophora auriga, Sarothrodus auriga, Tetragonoptrus auriga, Tetragonoptrus setifer
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, América do Sul, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 25 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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