Biology:Yellow-crowned butterflyfish

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Short description: Species of fish

Yellow-crowned butterflyfish
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus: Rhombochaetodon
Species:
C. flavocoronatus
Binomial name
Chaetodon flavocoronatus
R. F. Myers, 1980

The yellow-crowned butterflyfish (Chaetodon flavocoronatus) is a species of butterflyfish endemic to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

The pattern of this species is that the body diagonally divided between the anterior ventral half which is silvery white, and the dorsal posterior jet black half. A flash of colour is given by two yellow bands, one through the eye and the other over the crown.[2]

It is found at depths of over 30 metres (98 ft) in areas dominated by black coral. It is an oviparous species which forms pairs to breed.[3] It feeds on zooplankton, tubeworms and other benthic invertebrates.[2]

References

  1. Pyle, R.; Allen, G.; Myers, R. (2010). "Chaetodon flavocoronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T4360A10812688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010.RLTS.T4360A10812688.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4360/10812688. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Chaetodon flavocoronatus". Saltcorner. Bob Goemans. 2012. http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsespecies.php?CritterID=489&filter=0. 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Chaetodon flavocoronatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q304869 entry