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Bicolor butterflyfish

Prognathodes dichrous

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A butterflyfish from the South Atlantic (St Helena), brown with the upper rear of the body white. It reaches 16 centimetres.

Scientific name
Prognathodes dichrous
Family
Chaetodontidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Saltwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Chaetodontidae
Order
Acanthuriformes
Synonyms
Chaetodon dichrous

Origin

Native region
África

Size and lifespan

Adult size
16 cm

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Egg scatterer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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