Fish · Least Concern
Copperband Butterflyfish
Chelmon rostratus
About
The copperband butterflyfish, sometimes called the beaked coral fish, is a reef dweller of both the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is one of just three species in the genus Chelmon, all of which share the same distinctive feature: a long, drawn-out snout.
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Avg size
- 18-20 cm
- Habitat
- It occupies coral reefs and rocky shorelines at depths of roughly 1 to 25 metres, and also turns up in estuaries and murky inner-reef areas. Individuals are seen alone or in pairs, often holding a territory, and breeding adults form monogamous, egg-laying partnerships.
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