Hawaiian butterflyfish

Hawaiian butterflyfish
Hawaiian butterflyfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species: C. tinkeri
Binomial name
Chaetodon tinkeri
Schultz, 1951

The Hawaiian butterflyfish, Chaetodon tinkeri, is a member of the family Chaetodontidae of order Perciformes. It is also known as Tinker's Butterflyfish, after Spencer W. Tinker who discovered it in 1949, trapping them in fish traps at 90 feet (27 m) off Oahu, Hawaii.[1]

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Description

It grows to a maximum length of 15 cm (5.9 in). It swims alone or in pairs and occasionally in small aggregations. Its coloring is divided on the diagonal between black and white. It has gold dorsal and tail fins, and a gold vertical bar across its eyes.[1]

Range and habitat

This fish inhabits Hawaii, Johnston Atoll and the Marshall Islands in the tropical Pacific Ocean. It prefers steep slopes, near black corals at depths of 27–135 m (89–443 ft).[2][1]

Feeding

The Hawaiian butterflyfish feeds on a variety of planktonic and benthic organisms.[2]

In the aquarium

These fish are somewhat popular in aquaria.

References

  1. ^ a b c Hoover, John P (2008). The Ultimate guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes. Mutual Publishing. ISBN 978-1-56647-887-9-9-8. 
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Chaetodon tinkeri" in FishBase. 12 2007 version.
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