Yellow-dotted butterflyfish (Chaetodon selene) fish species and information / pictures of Yellow-dotted butterflyfish - Chaetodon selene

Yellow-dotted butterflyfish (Chaetodon selene) fish species information

Scientific Name
Chaetodon selene

Common Name
Yellow-dotted butterflyfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-22; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19. Series of yellow dots, running at diagonal lines over the sides. A black band extending from caudal peduncle along bases of dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 48636).

Classification

Classified By
Bleeker, 1853
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: a poorly known species which has been recorded from West New Guinea, Indonesia (Ref. 5978), Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192), Taiwan (Ref. 5193), and Japan (Ref. 559).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
8 m
Depth To - meters
50 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 50 m (Ref. 9710), usually 20 - 50 m (Ref. 9710)
Trophic Level
2.72 s.e. 0.24 Based on food items.
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
16.0 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)