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Mertens' Butterflyfish
Chaetodon mertensii
Chaetodon mertensii, the atoll butterflyfish or Merten's butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the Pacific Ocean from the Ryukyu Islands to the Philippines and extending to Lord Howe Island, Rapa Iti and the Tuamotus.
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Description
Chaetodon mertensi grows to a maximum of 12.5 cm (5 in) long. Body color is white with 5–7 chevron-shaped dark grey bands on the sides. The posterior portion of the trunk, the adjacent dorsal and anal fins, and the posterior portion of the caudal fin are orange or yellow. A vertical black bar runs across the eye and over the nape without a break; in the similar species there is a separate nape spot and eyestripe.
Range & habitat
Chaetodon mertensi is found in deep lagoons and seaward reefs at 10–120 m depth. It feeds on algae and small benthic invertebrates.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and biology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 97176.