raccoon butterflyfish

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 About "raccoon butterflyfish"

📍Kingdom:- Animalia

Raccoon butterflyfish

📍Phylum:- Chordata

📍Class:- Actinopterygii

📍Order:- Perciformes

📍Family:- Chaetodontidae

📍Genus:- Chaetodon 

📍Subgenus:- Rabdophorus

📍Species:- C. lunula

📍Binomial name:- 

Chaetodon lunula

👉The raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula), also known as the crescent-masked butterflyfish, lunule butterflyfish, halfmoon butterflyfish, moon butterflyfish, raccoon butterfly, raccoon, raccoon coralfish, and redstriped butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae).

👉Chaetodon lunula can reach a length of 20 cm (nearly 8 in).

👉These large butterflyfishes have an oval outline, with a pattern of ascending oblique reddish stripes on the flanks and black and white bands over the face and eyes, similar to the "raccoon" mask (hence the common name).

👉They show a black spot on the caudal peduncle and oblique yellow stripes behind the head.

👉 They have 10-14 dorsal spines and 3 anal spines.

👉Chaetodon lunula is a nocturnal species that usually lives in small groups.

👉Adults feed mainly on nudibranchs and small invertebrates, but also on algae and coral polyps.

👉This species prefers seaward reefs and shallow reef flats of lagoon, at a depth of over 30 m.

👉The raccoon butterflyfish is generally not aggressive towards other fish, with the exception of lionfish and triggerfish.

👉In captivity, the typical lifespan of a raccoon butterflyfish is five to seven years.

👉It has been observed as a beneficial predator of Aiptasia and Majano sea anemones.

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