blackburn's butterflyfish
| Scientific name | Chaetodon blackburnii |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Desjardins |
| Year of description | 1836 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus | Chaetodon |
Introduction
Chaetodon blackburnii, commonly known as blackburn's butterflyfish, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size10 cm
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Maximum size13 cm
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ShapeCircular
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Average size10 cm
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Maximum size13 cm
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ShapeCircular
How to recognize the blackburn's butterflyfish ?
The blackburn's butterflyfish measures between 10 and 13 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly jaune and noir body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietomnivorous with carnivorous tendency
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Sociabilityliving as a couple or in a group
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The blackburn's butterflyfish is a fish living as a couple or in a group 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
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Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
The blackburn's 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 blackburn's butterflyfish is most often found at a depth between 1m and 30m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
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threeband pennantfish
Chaetodontidae
pennant coralfish
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unicorn pennant coralfish
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schooling bannerfish
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margined coralfish
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black long-nosed butterflyfish
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copperband butterflyfish
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brown-and-white butterflyfish
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Species of the same family
threeband pennantfish
Chaetodontidae
pennant coralfish
Chaetodontidae
unicorn pennant coralfish
Chaetodontidae
schooling bannerfish
Chaetodontidae
margined coralfish
Chaetodontidae
black long-nosed butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
copperband butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
brown-and-white butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
Same genus
Species of the same biotope
Scientific partners