Blacktail butterflyfish
Chaetodon austriacus
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A butterflyfish from the Red Sea and southern Oman, yellowish with dark stripes and a black tail. It reaches about 13 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon austriacus
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon klunzingeri, Chaetodon trifasciatus austriacus, Chaetodon trifasciatus klunzingeri, Chaetodon vittatus, Citharoedus austriacus, Mesochaetodon corallochaetodon austriacus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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