Threadfin butterflyfish - 114°E HK Reef Fish

Photo By: Stan Shea

Photo By: Eric Keung

Photo By: Allen To

Threadfin butterflyfish

Characteristics

Adults recorded singly, in pairs and in groups.
Mainly feeds on tiny preys in coral rubble and sand. Occasionally feeds on corals.

Description

Body whitish anteriorly and yellowish posteriorly.
Almost chevron-like pattern on body.
One vertical black bar crosses through each eye.
A black spot on the posterior part of the dorsal fin.

Common Name: Threadfin butterflyfish

Family Common Name: Butterflyfishes

Family: Chaetodontidae

Scientific Name: Chaetodon auriga___(Forsskål, 1775)

Genus: Chaetodon

Maximum Length: 23 cm (Total Length)

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未評估

Not Evaluated (ne)

數據缺乏

Data Deficient (dd)

無危

Least Concern (lc)

近危

Near Threatened (nt)

易危

Vulnerable (vu)

瀕危

Endangered (en)

極危

Critically Endangered (cr)

絕滅

Extinct (ex)

Threadfin butterflyfish