orangebar butterflyfish
Scientific name | Chaetodon mertensii |
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Descriptor | Cuvier |
Year of description | 1831 |
IUCN category (World) | LC |
Family | Chaetodontidae |
Genus | Chaetodon |
Introduction
Chaetodon mertensii, commonly known as orangebar butterflyfish, is a salt water fish.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size10 cm
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Maximum size12.5 cm
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ShapeCircular
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Patterndiagonal stripes
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Average size10 cm
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Maximum size12.5 cm
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ShapeCircular
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Patterndiagonal 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
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dietomnivorous with herbivorous tendency
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Sociabilityliving as a couple or alone
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
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
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Reproductionovipare
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?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature24 - 28 °C
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Depth0 - 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.
Species of the same biotope
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