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Atoll Butterflyfish
Chaetodon mertensii
6.92597, 125.678
Field Notes
Description:
Also referred to as Chaetodon madagaskariensis, and also known as Merten's Butterflyfish, Yellowback Butterflyfish and Chevron Butterflyfish.
They feed on coral polyps, tentacles of featherdusters and Christmas-tree worms. They grow to a length of about 12.5cm.
Habitat:
Found singly but more often in pairs in lagoons and outer slopes with large coral formations, at depths of 10 to 120m. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 18, 2012
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