Biology:Marley's butterflyfish
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| Species: | C. marleyi
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| Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921
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Marley's butterflyfish, Chaetodon marleyi, is a species of fish in the family Chaetodontidae. It is also called the doubledash or doublesash butterflyfish.[2] It is found in Mozambique and South Africa , and is an ornamental fish. Its closest relative is the West African Chaetodon hoefleri.[3] It feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, hydroids and ascidians.[3]
References
- ↑ R. Myers; R. Pyle; L. A. Rocha (2010). "Chaetodon marleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T4362A10816177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010.RLTS.T4362A10816177.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4362/10816177.
- ↑ "Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=8013. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vine, Niall Gordon (1998). Aspects of the biology of the doublesash butterflyfish, Chaetodon marleyi (Pisces : Chaetodontidae). Rhodes University. Archived from the original on 2012-12-24. https://archive.is/20121224182440/http://eprints.ru.ac.za/1282/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1994884 entry
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