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Blueblotch butterflyfish
Chaetodon plebeius
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blueblotch butterflyfish
- Scientific
- Chaetodon plebeius
- 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
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A yellow butterflyfish with a blue oblong patch on the upper side and a black spot on the tail base, reaching about 15 cm. It lives in pairs and feeds on the polyps of Acropora corals.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chaetodon-plebeius.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Bluestreak_butterflyfish_Chaetodon_plebeius_(7578718432).jp
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.