Ovalspot Butterflyfish, Chaetodon speculum Cuvier 1831
Other Names: Blackspot Butterflyfish, Mirror Butterflyfish, Oval-spot Butterflyfish, Oval-spot Coralfish
An Ovalspot Butterflyfish, Chaetodon speculum, at Noddys Rock, Admiralty Group, Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, December 2008. Source: Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A bright yellow butterflyfish with a large oval black spot on the back and a black bar through the eye.
Video of an Ovalspot Butterflyfish at a South Korean Island.
An Ovalspot Butterflyfish in a aquarium
Video of an Ovalspot Butterflyfish at a South Korean Island.
An Ovalspot Butterflyfish in a aquarium
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Dianne J. Bray, Chaetodon speculum in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2400
Ovalspot Butterflyfish, Chaetodon speculum Cuvier 1831
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Distribution |
Widespread in northern Australia, from the Houtman Abrolhos to the Dampier Archipelago, and the Kimberley Region, WA, also the offshore reefs of Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef, WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and reefs in the Coral Sea and the northern Great Barrier Reef to Moreton Bay, QLD; also Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs and Lord Howe Island, in the Tasman Sea. The species occurs elsewhere in the tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits coral-rich areas in lagoons and on outer reefs. |
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Species Citation |
Chaetodon speculum Cuvier 1831, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons 7: 73. Type locality: Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Ovalspot Butterflyfish, Chaetodon speculum Cuvier 1831
References
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