copperband butterflyfish
About "Chelmon rostratus"
📍Kingdom:- Animalia
📍Phylum:- Chordata
📍Class:- Actinopterygii
📍Order:- Perciformes
📍Family:- Chaetodontidae
📍Genus:- Chelmon
📍Species:- C. rostratus
📍Binomial name:- Chelmon rostratus
👉The copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus), also known as the beaked coral fish, is found in reefs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
👉 This butterflyfish is one of the three species that make up the genus Chelmon and all have long beaks.
👉These fish are easily identified by the yellow banding and long snout.
The young fish are similar in appearance to adult fish.
👉Butterflyfish grow up to 20 cm in length.
👉The fish appears taller than its length because of its compressed, deep-bodied form with a long dorsal and posterior fins as well as its vertical yellow stripes on a white background.
👉The snout is long and slender, and the dark eye of the fish is less conspicuous than the dark eye-spot on the dorsal fin.
👉Copperband butterflyfish are found at depths of 1−25 metres either alone or in pairs.
👉These fish form monogamous pairs during breeding.
👉They are usually found on coral reefs or rocky shorelines, and also in estuaries and silty inner reefs.
👉This species is territorial and oviparous.
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