orangebar butterflyfish

Scientific name Chaetodon mertensii
Descriptor Cuvier
Year of description 1831
IUCN category (World) LC
Family Chaetodontidae
Genus Chaetodon
Chaetodon mertensii Chaetodon mertensii

Introduction

Chaetodon mertensii, commonly known as orangebar butterflyfish, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Average size
    10 cm
  • Maximum size
    12.5 cm
  • Shape
    Circular
  • Pattern
    diagonal stripes
  • Average size
    10 cm
  • Maximum size
    12.5 cm
  • Shape
    Circular
  • Pattern
    diagonal stripes

How to recognize the orangebar butterflyfish ?

The orangebar butterflyfish measures between 10 and 12.5 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly jaune, noir and blanc body. The also has noir diagonal stripes.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • diet
    omnivorous with herbivorous tendency
  • Sociability
    living as a couple or alone
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    diurnal

The orangebar butterflyfish is a fish living as a couple or alone naturally found near the bottom. This species is omnivorous with herbivorous tendency .

n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path. However, she may show some signs of aggression with conspecifics.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    ovipare

The orangebar butterflyfish is a fish ovipare.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

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What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    24 - 28 °C
  • Depth
    0 - 120 m

Biotope presentation

The orangebar butterflyfish is most often found at a depth between 0m and 120m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

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