Hooded butterflyfish
Chaetodon larvatus
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A butterflyfish from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with a bluish-grey body and an orange-red head. It reaches 12 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon larvatus
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon karraf
Origin
- Native region
- África, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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