Raccoon butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula
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The raccoon butterflyfish is from the Indo-Pacific. It has a black-and-white mask on the head, like a raccoon, and a yellow-orange body. It reaches 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon lunula
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon biocellatus, Chaetodon fasciatus, Chaetodon iunula, Chaetodon luluna, Chaetodon lunulatus, Chaetodontops lunula, Pomacentrus lunula, Tetragonoptrus biocellatus, Tetragonoptrus fasciatus, Tetragonoptrus lunula
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
- Lifespan
- 9 years
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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