Chaetodon semeion
Dotted Butterflyfish
©Anne: Chaetodon semeion, Lizard Island lagoon. This specimen lacks the blue marking on snout and nape and the trailing dorsal fin filament noted as distinctive for this species by Allen et al (2003).
©Anne: A single Chaetodon semeion was foraging with a pair of Chaetodon lunulatus in the Lizard Island lagoon.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Chaetodontidae
Genus
Chaetodon
Species
Chaetodon semeion
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It can be found in marine environments.Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Rarely seen
Web resources
References
- Gregson, M.A., M.S. Pratchett, M.L. Berumen and B.A. Goodman (2008). Relationships between butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) feeding rates and coral consumption on the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Reefs, 27: 583-591. LIRS catalog number 1143.
- McNamara, M.K.A., R.D. Adlard, R.A. Bray, P. Sasal and T.H. Cribb (2012). Monorchiids (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) of chaetodontid fishes (Perciformes): Biogeographical patterns in the tropical Indo-West Pacific. Parasitology International,, 61: 288-306. LIRS catalog number 1604.
- Pratchett, M. (2005). Dietary overlap among coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Marine Biology, 148: 373-382. LIRS catalog number 941.
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