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Blackback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Chaetodon melannotus

Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Blackback Butterflyfish

Also known as: Black-Backed Coralfish, Black-Backed Butterflyfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–20 m

Max size

25 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

20 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Chaetodontidae

Where to find it

Other species in Chaetodontidae

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Banded Butterflyfish (Chaetodon striatus)

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Four-Banded Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon hoefleri)

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Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon baronessa)

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Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish

African Butterflyfish (Chaetodon dolosus)

Chaetodon dolosus

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Teardrop Butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus)

Chaetodon unimaculatus

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Foureye Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon capistratus)

Chaetodon capistratus

Foureye Butterfly Fish

Indian Butterflyfish (Chaetodon mitratus)

Chaetodon mitratus

Indian Butterflyfish

Image: © Susan Prior (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source