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By Bob Fenner |
Chaetodon unimaculata
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Medium Chaetodon Choices: About half live three months as of
capture in the wild:
| Chaetodon
auripes Jordan & Snyder 1901, the Oriental Butterflyfish. Western
Pacific coasts from Taiwan to Japan. A cooler water species. To about 8
inches in length, if it lives... Easily damaged in (rare) shipments from
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Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier 1831, the
Speckled Butterflyfish. Aggressive in the wild, this is another broad
feeder of invertebrates, including corals. Widely distributed and common,
though never plentiful in the mid-Pacific all the way over to Africa. To
five inches overall. A juvenile in Hawaii and adult in the Cooks
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| Chaetodon fremblii
Bennett 1828, the Blue-Striped Butterflyfish. A relic species confined in
range to the Hawaiian Islands. Opportunistic feeder on benthic
invertebrates including corals. To five inches total length. Pictured here
in captivity; and Hawaiian specimens during day and night
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| Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett 1832, the
Spotted Butterflyfish. Some folks rate this species higher for aquarium
use, but it takes a beating often in transit, especially its small mouth.
Tropical Indian Ocean. To five inches long. Generalized feeder on
invertebrates (including coral polyps), and algae. A juvenile and adult in
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| Chaetodon selene Bleeker 1853, the Yellow-dotted
Butterflyfish. Western Pacific; Philippines, New Guinea, Indonesia... To
16 cm. Found near steep drop-offs. Generally in pairs as adults, single
juveniles. Feed on benthic invertebrates. N. Sulawesi photo of an adult. |
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| Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch 1787, the
Teardrop Butterflyfish. Often, too often imported from Indonesia, the
Philippines and even Hawai'i... like the similar Indian Ocean species of
the same common name this is an "iffy" fish that mainly perishes
due to the rigors of human (mis)handling. Shown: at right: Juveniles of
two and three inches in Hawaii and the Cooks. Below: |
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Chaetodon
wiebeli Kaup 1863, Wiebel's Butterflyfish. Eastern Asian coasts from
Thailand northeasternward to southern Japan. To about seven inches long.
Very rare in the trade in the west. This one photographed off of Pulau
Redang, Malaysia.
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| Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett 1832, the
Yellow-Head Butterflyfish. Closely related to the Saddleback, C.
ephippium, and can be just as hardy if collected/held/shipped
carefully... from further away in the Indian Ocean (India's tip to
Africa's east coast) and started smallish (3-5 inches max., to eight
overall) |
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