Black butterflyfish
Chaetodon flavirostris
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A butterflyfish from the South Pacific, from eastern Australia to the Pitcairn Islands, with a dark body and a yellow snout. It reaches 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon flavirostris
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon aphrodite, Chaetodon dorsiocellatus, Chaetodontops flavirostris
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
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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