Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Chaetodontidae > Chaetodon > Chaetodon mertensii

Chaetodon mertensii (Atoll butterflyfish; Keel-finned butterfly-fish; Merten's butterflyfish; Mertens' butterflyfish; Merten's coralfish; Orangebar butterflyfish; Yellowback butterflyfish)

Synonyms: Chaetodon dixoni; Chaetodon mertensi; Exornator rhombochaetodon mertensi
Language: Cebuano; Danish; Davawenyo; Fijian; Ilokano; Japanese; Kagayanen; Mandarin Chinese; Samoan; Tagalog; Tahitian; Visayan; Waray-waray

Wikipedia Abstract

Chaetodon mertensii, the atoll butterflyfish or Merten's butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the Pacific Ocean from the Ryukyu Islands to the Philippines and extending to Lord Howe Island, Rapa Iti and the Tuamotus. The atoll butterflyfish is found in deep lagoons and seaward reefs at 10-120 m depth. It feeds on algae and small benthic invertebrates.
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Parasitized by 
Aponurus chelebesoi[1]
Paradiscogaster glebulae[1]
Transversotrema licinum[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