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Chaetodon pelewensis

Kner, 1868

Sunset butterflyfish

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Classification   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Latin name : Chaetodon pelewensis (Kner, 1868)
Synonyms : Chaetodon germanus (De Vis, 1884)
Classification : Chaetodontidae ( Butterflyfishes )
 
Name : Poisson-papillon coucher de soleil
Poisson papillon à points-tirets
Name : Sunset butterflyfish
Dot-and-dash butterflyfish
Identification   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Main identification characters
Body is pale tan with oblique rows of black spots, becoming solid bands on the upper half of the body. A dark-edged orange bar runs vertically on the head through the eye.

Size : Up to 10 cm.
Possible confusions
Very closed to Chaetodon punctatofasciatus, but this specie has vertical lines.
Biology   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Feed
Feeds mainly on coral polyps and small benthic invertebrates.
Cycle of life / Reproduction
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S'hybride avec Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
Interaction with other species
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Distribution   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Habitat

Coral
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Récifs externes ou côtiers en eau claire.
Geographical distribution
Pacific: Australia to Fiji, Samoa, Tuamotu Archipelago and the Society Islands.
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Bibliography   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Guide sous-marin de Tahiti
R. Bagnis & E. Christian
Les Editions du Pacifique, 1976-2000
Poissons-papillons
Rudie H. Kuiter & Helmut Debelius
Ulmer Editions
Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 21/11/2002

Updates :
Christophe Naslain - 23/11/2002
Christophe Naslain - 08/08/2003


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