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Andaman butterflyfish
Chaetodon andamanensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Andaman butterflyfish
- Scientific
- Chaetodon andamanensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 15 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2009
Description
A bright yellow butterflyfish with a black bar through the eye and a black spot on the tail base, reaching about 15 cm. It lives in pairs or small groups on rocky and coral reefs and feeds mainly on coral polyps.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chaetodon-andamanensis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chaetodon_andamanensis_(Kuiter_&_Debelius,_1999).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.