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Animal realm > Chordates > Vertebrates > Bony fishes > Perciforms > Butterflyfishes > Blue spot butterflyfish

Blue spot butterflyfish

Scientific name : Chaetodon plebeius


Butterflyfish long about 15,0 cm, with a bright yellow body with darker stripes on its sides; a bar and a spot can be seen, on its head the first and the latter on the caudal peduncle, both black with white borders. It also shows a bright blue blotch on its sides.
It feeds mainly on coral polyps in lagoons and outer reefs, but can also act as a cleaner, eating parasites from other fishes. It's oviparous and forms monogamous pairs.


Habitat: Reef

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific

Sheet author: MICHAEL TANGHERLINI
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