By: jacques bedoin
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Marine Species: Chaetodon ephippium
Cuvier, 1831
Photographed by: jacques bedoin
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon |
| Species: | Chaetodon ephippium |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Saddled Butterflyfish, Saddleback Butterflyfish |
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| Description: | Yellowish-gray with a large black spot of white edges on the back, and blue lines on the bottom side. Adults have a filament that extends from the top of the soft portion of the dorsal fin, and have reddish-orange markings on the caudal peduncle and on the posterior portion of the dorsal fin that are not present in juveniles. |
| Habitat: | Reefs adjacent to the coast, reef lagoons, reef plains, reef ridges, frontal reef slopes at depths between 1 and 30 meters. |
| Color: | Yellowish gray. |
| Dimensions: | Up to 23 centimeters. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Indo-Pacific |
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