Marley's butterflyfish
| Marley's butterflyfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon |
| Species: | C. marleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921 | |
Marley's butterflyfish, Chaetodon marleyi, is a species of fish in the Chaetodontidae family. It is also called the doubledash or doublesash butterflyfish.[2] It is found in Mozambique and South Africa, and is an ornamental fish. Its closest relative is the West African Chaetodon hoefleri.[3] It feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, hydroids and ascidians.[3]
References
- ↑ R. Myers; R. Pyle & L. A. Rocha (2010). "Chaetodon marleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921". FishBase. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- 1 2 Vine, Niall Gordon (1998). "Aspects of the biology of the doublesash butterflyfish, Chaetodon marleyi (Pisces : Chaetodontidae)". Rhodes University.
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