Golden butterflyfish (Chaetodon aureofasciatus)

Scientific name: Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878

Golden butterflyfish (Chaetodon aureofasciatus)

The Golden butterflyfish (Chaetodon aureofasciatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Chaetodontidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-22; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18; Vertebrae: 24. Body nearly circular. Preopercle obtuse-angled, smooth to finely serrate. Eye diameter is greater than snout length. Dorsal and anal fins strongly and equally rounded and do not appear confluent with caudal fin. Pelvic fins long, extending as far as second anal fin spine base. Juveniles similar in shape to adults. Axillary scale present. Color: Eyebands join at nape and extend to chest as two indistinct lines, the anterior lines again joined. Indistinct dark bordered light stripe in interorbital.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chaetodon aureofasciatus
Family
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.5
Depth range
5–15 m (16–49 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 5 - 15 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: northern Australia, from Western Australia to the Great Barrier Reef; New Guinea and perhaps further into Melanesia. Very closely related to Chaetodon rainfordi and the two species are sympatric over part of their ranges.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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