Spot-tail butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellicaudus
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A butterflyfish from Malaysia to New Guinea, the Philippines and Palau. It is almost identical to C. melannotus. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon ocellicaudus
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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