Tag: Butterflyfish
Materials found: 6
Lined Butterflyfish
A large butterflyfish with a silvery-white body covered with thin dark vertical lines and a yellow rear part of the body. Inhabits coral reefs, more often found in pairs and feeds mainly on coral polyps.
Chaetodon lineolatus
Longfin Bannerfish
The longfin bannerfish is a reef fish with a high body and a characteristic strongly elongated anterior ray of the dorsal fin in the form of a long white "banner." Coloration is white with two wide black stripes and yellow rear fins; usually found in pairs or small groups near coral reefs.
Heniochus acuminatus
Melon butterflyfish
The melon butterflyfish is a reef butterflyfish of the Indian Ocean, usually up to 15 cm. The body is strongly flattened; main colour is light yellow to yellowish with thin oblique bluish-blue lines on the sides. It has dark bands: one through the eye ("mask"), a broad band just behind the head and a dark area at the tail base. Adults are often seen in pairs and feed mainly on hard coral polyps.
Chaetodon trifasciatus
Phantom bannerfish
The phantom bannerfish is a reef fish of the family Chaetodontidae from the central Indo-Pacific. The body is deep and strongly flattened; the first dorsal ray is elongated into a "banner". Coloration is light with contrasting dark areas: a "mask" through the eye, a broad dark band behind the head and a dark patch or zone at the tail base; the upper body and back are often yellowish. It lives in coral-rich lagoons and on outer reef slopes, in pairs or groups (sometimes large schools in some areas), often on reef crests in the surge zone.
Heniochus pleurotaenia
Raccoon butterflyfish
The raccoon butterflyfish (lunula) is a reef fish of the family Chaetodontidae, widespread in the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is recognised by its "raccoon mask" — a black band through the eye with a white edge — and a black spot on the tail base. The body is oval and strongly flattened; main colour is yellow with white areas and oblique dark reddish or brown streaks on the sides. It is usually seen alone, in pairs or small groups on reefs and in lagoons, and feeds on various invertebrates and sometimes coral polyps.
Chaetodon lunula
Redtail butterflyfish
The redtail butterflyfish (also known as the Pakistani butterflyfish or collare butterflyfish) is a reef fish of the family Chaetodontidae from the Indo-West Pacific. It has a deep body and short snout; coloration is brownish-olive with a "netted" pattern (pale scale centres and dark edges). The head is dark with white marks near the snout and a broad white vertical band behind the eye ("collar"); the tail fin is bright red or orange-red. It is usually seen in pairs or small groups on the reef edge and upper slope, and feeds on coral polyps and other invertebrates.
Chaetodon collare