Fourspot butterflyfish
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
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A butterflyfish from the Pacific, from southern Japan to Hawaii and Tahiti. It lives in pairs and feeds mainly on coral polyps. It reaches 16 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon quadromaculatus, Heterochaetodon lepidochaetodon quadrimaculatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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