Red-tailed Butterflyfish

Chaetodon collare

Summary 3

The red-tailed butterflyfish or redtail butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare), also known as the Pakistani butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae).

Biology 4

Occur in coral reefs in pairs or several aggregations. Juveniles in estuaries (Ref. 48636). Commonly exported to Europe and America, but quite difficult to acclimate to aquarium conditions. Feed on coral polyps. Usually found on reef edge and upper slope (Ref. 6113). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

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  1. (c) Dennis Polack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.fishwisepro.com/pics/jpg/015726F000009W000004.jpg
  2. (c) John E. Randall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://d1iraxgbwuhpbw.cloudfront.net/images/species/chcol_u1.jpg
  3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaetodon_collare
  4. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/30875357

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