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| Scientific name: |
Chaetodon marleyi |
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| Common name: |
Doublesash butterflyfish |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Chordata |
Vertebrata |
Actinopterygii |
Neoptrygii |
Perciformes |
Percoidei |
Chaetodon |
Not Defined |
Chaetodon |
Chaetodon marleyi |
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Short Description:
Oval shape fish with a longish snout.Silvery white body with 3 vertical bars across the body.Dosal,anal and pelvic fins are yellow or orange.Brownish vertical bars through the tail fin.Juveniles got a black spot in the dorsal fin.
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Identification
features: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11.Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 24.Anal spines: 3.Anal soft rays: 18 - 19 |
| Size: |
15cm |
| Behaviour: |
Generally swim in pairs darting over the reefs |
| Diet: |
Invertebratus and seaweeds |
| Distribution: |
Saldana Bay to Maputu.Endemic to South Africa.Very common in the Eastern Cape
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| Habitat: |
Intertidal pool,estuaries and reefs |
| Depth: |
1-30m |
| Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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| Similar Species: |
- Threadfin butterflyfish(Chaetodon auriga)
- Blackedged butterflyfish(Chaetodon dolosus)
- Brownburnie butterflyfish(Chaetodon blackburnii)
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Database Statistics
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