Saddle butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium
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A butterflyfish from the Indo-Pacific, from Sri Lanka to Hawaii. It reaches 30 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon ephippium
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon garnoti, Chaetodon mulsanti, Chaetodon principalis, Rabdophorus rabdophorus ephippium
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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