Fish Database - Species Details

Black Backed Butterflyfish

Chaetodon melannotus

Black Backed Butterflyfish

Description

White body with thin black stripes running at an angle down from back to front. Yellow margin around the entire fish and a black back. The eye is completely covered by a black band

Length

15cm

Distribution

Red Sea, Gulf of Aden

Habitat

Reef flats, lagoons and seaward reefs

Behaviour

Solitary or in pairs

Food Preference

Octocorallian and scleractinian coral polyps

Depth


Min10m
Max30m

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