Chaetodon triangulum

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Chaetodon triangulum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus:
Chaetodon (Gonochaetodon)
Species:
C. triangulum
Binomial name
Chaetodon triangulum
Cuvier, 1831
Synonyms[2]

Gonochaetodon triangulum (Cuvier, 1831)

Chaetodon triangulum, the triangle butterflyfish or herringbone butterflyfish, is a species of marine

Chaetodontidae. It is native to the tropical Indian Ocean
.

Description

Chaetodon triangulum has a flat triangular shaped body, emphasised when the fins are fully spread, and an elongated snout.

anal fin contains 3 spines and 20-21 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in).[2]

Distribution

Chaetodon triangulum has a wide distribution in the Indian Ocean from the coast of tropical East Africa east to the Andaman Sea and along the Indian Ocean coastlines of Sumatra and Java. It also appears at the Seribu Islands and has been reported near Bali.[1]

Habitat and biology

Chaetodon triangulum is found in lagoon and seaward reefs where it is strongly associated with corals in the genus

territorial species which lives in pairs, although solitary juveniles hide among coral branches.[2] Triangle butterflyfish are obligate corallivores that feed primarily on Acropora corals. They defend patches of these corals and actively chase other butterflyfishes from these territories and the food supply it contains.[1]

Taxonomy

Chaetodon triangulum was first formally

type locality given as Jakarta.[5]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165624A6070984.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Chaetodon triangulum" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ "Chaetodon triangulum". Monaco Nature Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Chaetodon triangulum". Saltcorner. Bob Goemans. 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chaetodon triangulum". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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