Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Kyphosidae > Tilodon > Tilodon sexfasciatus

Tilodon sexfasciatus (Six-banded sweep; Six-banded coralfish; Sixbanded coralfish; Moonlighter; Butterfish)

Synonyms: Chaetodon sexfasciatus; Tilodon sexfasciatum; Vinculum sexfasciatum
Language: Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The moonlighter, Tilodon sexfasciatus, is a species of sea chub endemic to southern Australia, where adults can be found on rocky reefs to depths of 120 m (390 ft). Juveniles are found in much shallower waters of coves and estuaries. This species grows to 40 cm (16 in) TL. This fish is commercially important and can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Paradiscogaster lobomyzon[1]

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1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0