The beautiful Chaetodon bennetti butterflyfish is difficult to maintain in an aquarium due to its coralivorous diet.
Details
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size
Max. 19 cm
color
Bright yellow. Dark eye band with blue-white borders. Large black blotch on side, enclosed by a blue edged ocellus. Two blue-white lines passing down and backwards, one on either side of the pectoral fin, from a point above and beind the eye.
order
Perciformes
family
Chaetodontidae
habitat and biology
This species of fish is typically observed alone or in pairs, usually inhabiting outer reefs at depths ranging from 5 to 25 meters. Its diet consists mainly of coral polyps.
distinctive characters
This species has a dorsal fin with 14 spines and 16-18 rays, an anal fin with 3 spines and 14-16 rays, and a pectoral fin with 14-16 (usually 15) rays. Its body depth is 1.4-1.8 times its standard length.