Appearance
"Chaetodon wiebeli" has an oval shaped, deep and strongly compressed body with a head which is the same height as its width and a short snout with a small protractile mouth equipped with setiform teeth in its jaws. These teeth are referred to in the genus name "Chaetodon" which means "bristle tooth". It has a smooth preopercle which does not have any obvious spines. The colouration is mainly yellow marked with oblique brown lines. There is a vertical black band running through the eye, with a white bar to its rear, and a black blotch on the forehead. The dorsal, anal, pelvic and caudal fins are yellow, although the caudal fin has a black margin. The dorsal fin contains a total of 12-13 spines and 22-25 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 18-20 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 19 centimetres.Distribution
"Chaetodon wiebeli" is found in the western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan and South Korea to northern Java, extending into the Gulf of Thailand.Behavior
"Chaetodon wiebeli" is found in both rocky and coral reefs, where they are normally encountered in pairs and in small shoals. They feed on coral polyps, benthic invertebrates and algae. This is an oviparous species which forms pairs during breeding. They may be solitary and their main feeding technique is grazing algae off rocks. They can ben found at depths of 4 to 25 metres.Habitat
"Chaetodon wiebeli" is found in both rocky and coral reefs, where they are normally encountered in pairs and in small shoals. They feed on coral polyps, benthic invertebrates and algae. This is an oviparous species which forms pairs during breeding. They may be solitary and their main feeding technique is grazing algae off rocks. They can ben found at depths of 4 to 25 metres.References:
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