Doublesash butterflyfish
Chaetodon marleyi
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A butterflyfish from southern Africa (Mozambique and South Africa), silvery with yellowish-brown vertical bands. It reaches 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon marleyi
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon hoefleri, Chaetodon notophthalmus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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