Teardrop butterflyfish
Chaetodon unimaculatus
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A butterflyfish from the Indo-Pacific, pale with a yellow back and a large black teardrop-shaped blotch high on the flank. It lives in small groups and feeds mainly on corals.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon unimaculatus
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon inimaculatus interruptus, Chaetodon interruptus, Chaetodon sphenospilus, Chaetodon unimaculatus interruptus, Heterochaetodon lepidochaetodon unimaculatus
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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