Yellow-crowned butterflyfish
The yellow-crowned butterflyfish (Chaetodon flavocoronatus) is a species of butterflyfish endemic to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon |
| Subgenus: | Rhombochaetodon |
| Species: | C. flavocoronatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodon flavocoronatus R. F. Myers, 1980 | |
The pattern of this species is that the body diagonally divided between the anterior ventral half which is silvery white, and the dorsal posterior jet black half. A flash of colour is given by two yellow bands, one through the eye and the other over the crown. [2]
It is found at depths of over 30 metres (98 ft) in areas dominated by black coral. It is an oviparous species which forms pairs to breed.[3] It feeds on zooplankton, tubeworms and other benthic invertebrates. [2]
References
- Pyle, R.; Allen, G.; Myers, R. (2010). "Chaetodon flavocoronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T4360A10812688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010.RLTS.T4360A10812688.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- "Chaetodon flavocoronatus". Saltcorner. Bob Goemans. 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Chaetodon flavocoronatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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