Chevron butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifascialis
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A butterflyfish from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific, pale with dark chevron markings. Near threatened.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon trifascialis
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon bifascialis, Chaetodon leachii, Chaetodon striangulus, Chaetodon strigangulus, Chaetodon tearlachi, Chaetodon triangularis, Eteira taunayi, Megapotodon trifascialis, Megaprotodon strigangulus, Megaprotodon trifascialis
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 18 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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