- Marley's butterflyfish
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Marley's butterflyfish Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Chaetodontidae Genus: Chaetodon Species: C. marleyi Binomial name Chaetodon marleyi
Regan, 1921Marley's butterflyfish (Chaetodon marleyi) is a species of fish in the Chaetodontidae family. It is also called the doubledash or doublesash butterflyfish.[1] It is found in Mozambique and South Africa, and is an ornamental fish. Its closest relative is the West African Chaetodon hoefleri.[2]
It feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, hydroids and ascidians.[2]
Source
- Roberts, C. 1996. Chaetodon marleyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- ^ "Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=8013. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ a b Vine, Niall Gordon (1998). Aspects of the biology of the doublesash butterflyfish, Chaetodon marleyi (Pisces : Chaetodontidae). Rhodes University. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/1282/.
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