pinstriped butterflyfish
Scientific name | Chaetodon trifasciatus |
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Descriptor | Park |
Year of description | 1797 |
IUCN category | LC |
Family | Chaetodontidae |
Genus | Chaetodon |
Introduction
Chaetodon trifasciatus, commonly known as pinstriped butterflyfish, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size13 cm
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Maximum size15 cm
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ShapeCircular
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Patterndiagonal stripes
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Average size13 cm
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Maximum size15 cm
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ShapeCircular
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Patterndiagonal stripes
How to recognize the pinstriped butterflyfish ?
The pinstriped butterflyfish measures between 13 and 15 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly jaune, orange and noir body. The also has marron diagonal stripes.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietomnivorous with carnivorous tendency
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Sociabilityliving as a couple
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The pinstriped butterflyfish is a fish living as a couple naturally found near the bottom. This species is omnivorous with carnivorous tendency .
Although the pinstriped butterflyfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species. It also shows signs of aggression towards its conspecifics.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
The pinstriped 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
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Temperature23 - 27 °C
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Depth1 - 30 m
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FlowMedium
Biotope presentation
The pinstriped butterflyfish is most often found at a depth between 1m and 30m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
Species of the same biotope
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Sources & Contributions
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