ANIMAL SPECIES:Double-saddle Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis (Cuvier, 1831)
The Double-saddle Butterflyfish is white with thin vertical lines and two dark bands on the body. The posterior part of the body and the dorsal, anal and caudal fins are yellow. There is a black bar through the eye and a black spot on the caudal peduncle.
Identification
The Double-saddle Butterflyfish is white with thin vertical lines and two dark bands on the body. The posterior part of the body and the dorsal, anal and caudal fins are yellow. There is a black bar through the eye and a black spot on the caudal peduncle.
Size range
The species grows to 15 cm in length.Distribution
The Double-saddle Butterflyfish is known from the Central and Western Pacific.
In Australia it is found off north-western Western Australia and from northern Queensland south to the central coast of New South Wales.
Habitat
It occurs on coral reefs.
Behaviour and adaptations
Feeding and Diet
It eats a wide range of foods including invertebrates and algae.
Other behaviours and adaptations
It is usually seen in pairs.
Classification
- Species:
- ulietensis
- Genus:
- Chaetodon
- Family:
- Chaetodontidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R., Steene, R. & M. Allen. 1998. A Guide to Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research. Pp. 250.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
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