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Dotted butterflyfish
Chaetodon semeion
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Dotted butterflyfish
- Scientific
- Chaetodon semeion
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 26 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A golden-yellow butterflyfish with diagonal rows of small black dots, a black eye bar and a trailing filament from the soft dorsal fin, reaching about 26 cm. It is uncommon and wary, living in pairs or small groups in clear lagoons and outer reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chaetodon-semeion.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Bep_chaetodon_semeion.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.