Oriental butterflyfish
Chaetodon auripes
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A butterflyfish from East Asia (Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and the Philippines).
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon auripes
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon aureus, Chaetodon colare, Chaetodon collare, Chaetodon collaris, Chaetodon colloris, Chaetodon dorsiocellatus, Chaetodon fallax, Chaetodon modestus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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