Sixspine butterflyfish (Parachaetodon ocellatus)

Scientific name: Parachaetodon ocellatus Cuvier, 1831

Sixspine butterflyfish (Parachaetodon ocellatus)

The Sixspine butterflyfish (Parachaetodon ocellatus) is a marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Ogasawara (Bonin) Island to Australia, also from Malaysia.

Biology

Occur in pairs on flat sand or silty bottoms on coastal reefs. Adults school in large numbers over open muddy substrates in deep water. Juveniles sometimes in large lagoons with seagrasses in depths of about 5 m or more. Oviparous. Form pairs during breeding

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parachaetodon ocellatus
Family
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Ogasawara (Bonin) Island to Australia, also from Malaysia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; 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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