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Lined butterflyfish
Chaetodon lineolatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Lined butterflyfish
- Scientific
- Chaetodon lineolatus
- Dhivehi
- Dhon bibi
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 171 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
The largest butterflyfish, reaching about 30 cm: white with many thin vertical black lines, a black eye bar and a broad black crescent along the upper rear body and tail base, with bright yellow fins. It lives in pairs in coral-rich areas and feeds on coral polyps, anemones and small invertebrates.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chaetodon-lineolatus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5564&GenusName=Chaetodon&SpeciesName=
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chaetodon_lineolatus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Dhon bibi' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.