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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
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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. An
adult in the Cooks at right, and one in Fiji below. |
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Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier
1831, the Saddleback Butterflyfish. To a large size (9") and
too often collected too large for aquarium use (get one 3-4"
best). Central and western Pacific. Very nice out of Hawai'i
for use in the U.S. Broad feeder on benthic invertebrates
including coral polyps. Aquarium, Fiji, and N. Sulawesi
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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 by RMF. |
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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 the Maldives. |
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Chaetodon
interruptus Ahl 1923, the Yellow Teardrop Butterflyfish. Put one way,
the "replacement" for C. unimaculatus in the Indian Ocean. Similarly feeds
on coral polyps, sponges and algae. Retains this striking color and black
spot as an adult. This small one in Mauritius in 2016. |
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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
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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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