Triangular Butterflyfish

Chaetodon triangulum

Black triangle on the caudal fin. Similar: C. Baroness with yellowish grey tail.

Size : 15 cm

Habitat : In lagoons and out reefs, 3-25 m. Territorial, usually at Acropora table corals, feeds predominantly on their polyps. Juveniles alone. Adults in pairs and not shy.

Distribution : Madagascar to the Maldives, Gulf of Bengal, Andaman Sea and Java.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Acanthuriformes

FAMILY

:

Chaetodontidae

GENUS

:

Chaetodon

SPECIES

:

Chaetodon triangulum

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner