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red sea raccoon butterflyfish

Scientific name Chaetodon fasciatus
Descriptor Forsskål
Year of description 1775
IUCN category LC
Family Chaetodontidae
Genus Chaetodon
Chaetodon fasciatus Chaetodon fasciatus
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Introduction

Chaetodon fasciatus, commonly known as red sea raccoon butterflyfish, is a salt water fish from the Red Sea.

Who is it?

Morphology

  • Average size
    20 cm
  • Maximum size
    22 cm
  • Shape
    Circular
  • Pattern
    diagonal stripes
  • Average size
    20 cm
  • Maximum size
    22 cm
  • Shape
    Circular
  • Pattern
    diagonal stripes

How to recognize the red sea raccoon butterflyfish ?

The red sea raccoon butterflyfish measures between 20 and 22 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly jaune and marron body. The also has marron diagonal stripes.

Behaviour & Life cycle

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

The red sea raccoon butterflyfish is a fish living as a couple or alone naturally found near the bottom. This species is omnivorous with carnivorous 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 qui pond en eau libre

The red sea raccoon 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?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    23 - 27 °C
  • Depth
    2 - 25 m
  • Flow
    Medium

Biotope presentation

The red sea raccoon butterflyfish is most often found at a depth between 2m and 25m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

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Tags

#Chaetodontidae

#Chaetodon

#barrière de corail

#Red Sea

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