Biology ⁴

Inhabit coral reefs. Occur singly or in pairs. Feed on polychaete worms, coral polyps, crustaceans and mollusk eggs. Oviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 52884). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Adults may form plankton-feeding aggregations of up to 20 individuals, and occasionally clean other reef fishes which join the group, such as grunts, parrotfishes and surgeon fishes. (Ref: 40093). Generally common (Ref. 9710).

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) John E. Randall, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://d1iraxgbwuhpbw.cloudfront.net/images/species/chstr_u0.jpg
2. (c) Original uploader was Aquaimages at en.wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Banded_Butterflyfish.jpg/460px-Banded_Butterflyfish.jpg
3. (c) 2001 California Academy of Sciences, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=30985&one=T
4. (c) FishBase, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/21004770

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• FishBase
• FishSource
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

Range Map

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