Redtail butterflyfish
Chaetodon collare
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A butterflyfish from the Indo-West Pacific, from the Persian Gulf and the Maldives to Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia, with a red tail. It eats coral polyps.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon collare
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon collare duplicicollis, Chaetodon collaris, Chaetodon fowleri, Chaetodon parallelus, Chaetodon praetextatus, Chaetodon viridis, Chaetodontops collare
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 18 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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