Sunburst butterflyfish
Chaetodon kleinii
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A butterflyfish from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to Hawaii, Samoa and the Galápagos. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon kleinii
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Anisochaetodon kleinii, Chaetodon bellulus, Chaetodon cingulatus, Chaetodon corallicola, Chaetodon flavescens, Chaetodon kleini, Chaetodon melammystax, Chaetodon melastomus, Chaetodon virescens, Choetodon kleinii, Exornator exornator kleinii, Tetragonoptrus kleini
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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