Speckled Butterflyfish

Chaetodon citrinellus

Anal fin with black edge fringe

Size : 13 cm

Habitat : In coastal and out reefs, often in low depths and in open areas with scattered coral growth, 1-30 m. Usually in pairs, feeds on coral polyps, small invertebrates and algae.

Distribution : East Africa to S Japan, Hawaii, Marquesa Island/French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Acanthuriformes

FAMILY

:

Chaetodontidae

GENUS

:

Chaetodon

SPECIES

:

Chaetodon citrinellus

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner