Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis) fish species and information / pictures of Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish - Chaetodon ulietensis

Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Chaetodon ulietensis

Common Name
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-25; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Anal soft rays: 19 - 21. Easily recognized on color and distinguished from sibling by white color between the black saddles (Ref. 48636).

Classification

Classified By

Cuvier, 1831

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Japan.

Range

32°N - 28°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2 m

Depth To - meters

30 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 30 m (Ref. 9710)

Trophic Level

3.34 s.e. 0.61 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

15.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Least Concern (LC)