Raccoon butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunula

The raccoon butterflyfish, also known as the crescent-masked butterflyfish, lunule butterflyfish, halfmoon butterflyfish, moon butterflyfish, raccoon butterfly, raccoon, raccoon coralfish, and redstriped butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish.
Racing A group of Raccoon Butterflyfish - Chaetodon lunula Butterflyfish,Chaetodon lunula,Fish,French Polynesia,Raccoon Butterflyfish,Tahiti

Appearance

''Chaetodon lunula'' can reach a length of 20 cm. These large butterflyfishes have an oval outline, with a pattern of ascending oblique reddish stripes on the flanks and black and white bands over the face and eyes, similar to the "raccoon" mask . They show a black spot on the caudal peduncle and oblique yellow stripes behind the head. They have 10-14 dorsal spines and 3 anal spines.
Raccoon Butterflyfish The Raccoon Butterflyfish - Chaetodon lunula is yellow-orange, with dusky back and thin dark diagonal bands; black eye band with white patch behind, connected to wide black band running to dorsal fin. Butterflyfish,Chaetodon lunula,Fish,Geotagged,Maldives,Raccoon butterflyfish,Summer

Distribution

This species can be found widely throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region and in the southeast Atlantic. It is missing in the Red Sea.

Behavior

''Chaetodon lunula'' is a nocturnal species that usually lives in small groups. Adults feed mainly on nudibranchs and small invertebrates, but also on algae and coral polyps.

Habitat

This species prefers seaward reefs and shallow reef flats of lagoon, at a depth of over 30 m.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcanthuriformes
FamilyChaetodontidae
GenusChaetodon
SpeciesC. lunula
Photographed in
Maldives
French Polynesia