Red-finned Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus)

Appearance

The Black-tailed Butterflyfish and the Melon Butterflyfish and the Oval Butterflyfish are similar in coloration. The former has black caudal and anal fins, while the latter is an Indian Ocean species and has a more conspicuous back patch below the dorsal fin and a mainly yellow anal fin.

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Behavior

Growing to a maximum of 15 cm long, the monogamous adults swim in pairs and may be territorial and aggressive to other ''Chaetodon''.

Oval Butterflyfish (the two heading right) Is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). Pale wih oblique purplish stripes, anal fin red, base of tail pale. Yellow edged black band across base of anal fin. Usually in pairs.
Habitat:
It is found in the Pacific Ocean from Eastern Indonesia to the Hawaiian islands. This is one species of a closely related group which includes the Blacktail butterflyfish which is found in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and the Melon butterflyfish which is found in the Indian Ocean. Coral rich areas up to 20 m. Similar to C. trifasciatus Chaetodon lunulatus,Fall,Geotagged,Philippines,Red-finned Butterflyfish

Habitat

The Oval Butterflyfish is found at depths between 2 and 20 m in coral-rich lagoons and semi-protected seaward reefs. Small juveniles are secretive and hide in corals.

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Reproduction

They are oviparous.

Food

Oval Butterflyfish feed exclusively on coral polyps.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Division	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Acanthuriformes
Family	Chaetodontidae
Genus	Chaetodon
Species	C. lunulatus

Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines