Gunther's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon guentheri
Summary 2
Chaetodon guentheri or the Crotchet butterflyfish is a fish species in the genus Chaetodon, and is native to The western pacific ocean near Taiwan. In the wild they are found near rocky reefs and feed on plankton. They grow up to 7 inches.
Summary & Description 2
Chaetodon guentheri, Günther's butterflyfish or the crochet butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to The western Pacific Ocean.
Chaetodon guentheri has a body which is mainly white to pale yellow in colour marked with small dark spots which create a pattern of irregular lines. The posterior part of the body, the soft-rayed part of the dorsal fin and the anal fin are yellow. A vertical black bar runs through the eye. The background colour to the body is whitest towards the head and becomes yellow towards the back and tail. The dorsal and anal fins also have a white band on the margin with a thin black band to the inside of that. The dorsal fin has 13 spines and 21-22 soft rays, while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 18 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in).
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