Blacknosed butterflyfish
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
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A butterflyfish from the eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of California to Panama and the Galápagos, that sometimes cleans parasites off other fish. It is the only member of its genus. It reaches 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Johnrandallia nigrirostris
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaethodon nigrirostris, Chaetodon nigrirostris, Heniochus nigrirostris, Johnrandalia nigrirostris, Pseudochaetodon nigrirostris, Sarothrodus nigrirostris
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul, América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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