Yellowhead butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthocephalus) fish species and information / pictures of Yellowhead butterflyfish - Chaetodon xanthocephalus

Yellowhead butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthocephalus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Chaetodon xanthocephalus

Common Name
Yellowhead butterflyfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23

Classification

Classified By

Bennett, 1833

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Ref. 33390) to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Range

- 30°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1 m

Depth To - meters

30 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m

Trophic Level

2.95 s.e. 0.16 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

20.0 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

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 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)