Saddle Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier 1831
Other Names: Blackblotch Butterflyfish, Saddleback Butterflyfish, Saddle-back Butterflyfish, Saddled Butterflyfish, Saddled Coralfish
A Saddle Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ephippium, on Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, July 2015. Source: Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A bluish-grey butterflyfish with a large black patch bordered in white on the upper rear of the body, blue lines on the lower sides, and an orange area from the snout to the breast region.
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Bray, D.J. & Thompson, A.S. 2018, Chaetodon ephippium in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2380
Saddle Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier 1831
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Distribution |
Ningaloo Reef to the Dampier Archipelago, and offshore reefs of north Western Australia, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and reefs in the Coral Sea, to Wollongong, New South Wales; also Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, and Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere, the Saddle Butterflyfish occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific. Inhabits areas with rich coral growth in lagoons and seaward reefs. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on coral polyps, algae, sponges, fish eggs and benthic invertebrates. |
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Fisheries |
Frequently traded in the aquarium industry. |
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Species Citation |
Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 7: 80. Type locality: Bora Bora; Moluccas. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. & Thompson, A.S. 2018 |
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Saddle Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier 1831
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