The brown-and-white butterflyfish

brown-and-white butterflyfish

Scientific name	Hemitaurichthys zoster
Descriptor	Bennett
Year of description	1831
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Chaetodontidae
Genus	Hemitaurichthys

Introduction

Hemitaurichthys zoster, commonly known as brown-and-white butterflyfish, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

15 cm
Maximum size

18 cm
Pattern

rayure verticale

Average size

15 cm
Maximum size

18 cm
Pattern

rayure verticale

How to recognize the brown-and-white butterflyfish ?

The brown-and-white butterflyfish measures between 15 and 18 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly noir and blanc body. The also has blanc rayure verticale.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

algae-eating and planctophage
Sociability

gregarious
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

The brown-and-white butterflyfish is a fish gregarious naturally found at mid-depth and near the bottom. This species is algae-eating and planctophage .

n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare qui pond en eau libre

The brown-and-white butterflyfish is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre.

Harmless species

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

Where to find it?

Origin

Persian Gulf mer d'Oman Red Sea western Indian Ocean

islands

Réunion Maldives

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Temperature

25 - 29 °C
Depth

1 - 40 m

Biotope presentation

The brown-and-white butterflyfish is most often found at a depth between 1m and 40m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

To go further

Species of the same family

yellow-head butterflyfish Chaetodontidae

saddle-back butterflyfish Chaetodontidae

double-saddle butterflyfish Chaetodontidae

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