| Family: |
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) |
| Max. size: |
11.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 12 - 140 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal and Cape Verde to the Gulf of Guinea (4°S). Reported from Angola (Ref. 3166). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 15-16. Body is silvery white with a black bar running anteriorly from the base of the dorsal spine to the lower jaw passing through the eye and second black bar running vertically from the ninth dorsal spine to the base of the anal fin rays. |
| Biology: |
A littoral species. Most specimens were collected on soft bottoms (Ref. 6943). Minimum depth range reported taken from Ref. 27000. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 September 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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