Japanese butterflyfish (Chaetodon nippon)

Scientific name: Chaetodon nippon Steindachner & D?derlein, 1883

Japanese butterflyfish (Chaetodon nippon)

The Japanese butterflyfish (Chaetodon nippon) is a marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan and Korea to the Philippines.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chaetodon nippon
Family
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan and Korea to the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; 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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