Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Chaetodontidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Chaetodon | |
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Similar Chaetodon pelewensis, Peppered butterflyfish, Chaetodon humeralis, Chaetodon assarius, Chaetodon argentatus | ||
Tahiti butterfly mated paired chaetodon trichrous reborn aquarium
The Tahiti butterflyfish (Chaetodon trichrous) is a species of fish in the Chaetodontidae family.
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Taxonomy
This species is included in the subgenus Lepidochaetodon. In 1984, André and Roland Bauchot Maugé proposed to include this species in a new genus Mesochaetodon.
Description
Chaetodon trichrous can reach a length of about 12 centimetres (4.7 in). The back half of the body is dark brown to black, while the front part is grayish, with a small vertical black stripe through the eye. The tail is yellow.
Biology
These fishes feed over hard substrate and on plankton. They usually live singly, in pairs or in small groups.
Distribution
This species is endemic to French Polynesia (Marquesas Islands, Society Islands, Tahiti, Tuamotu Archipelago) in the central-south Pacific Ocean.
Habitat
Chaetodon trichrous prefers shallow coastal habitats, lagoon reefs and rocky reefs, at depths between 3 and 25 meters.