Scrawled butterflyfish
Chaetodon meyeri
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A butterflyfish from the Indo-Pacific, white with curved diagonal black bars. It reaches 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon meyeri
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Holacanthus flavoniger
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África, América do Sul
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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