Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Chaetodontidae > Chaetodon > Chaetodon decussatus

Chaetodon decussatus (Blackened butterflyfish; Black-finned vagabond; Indian vagabond butterflyfish)

Synonyms: Chaetodon descussatus; Chaetodon vagabundus jordani
Language: Cebuano; Danish; Davawenyo; French; Ilokano; Kagayanen; Malay; Mandarin Chinese; Marathi; Tagalog; Waray-waray

Wikipedia Abstract

The Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish, Chaetodon decussatus, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Maldives via India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Sea to the westernmost portion of the Indonesian archipelago. Growing to a maximum of 20 cm (nearly 8 in) long, it is found on rich coral reefs and also on rubble and rocky areas. The monogamous adults swim in pairs and may be territorial and aggressive to other Chaetodon; juveniles are solitary. The Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish feeds largely on algae and coral polyps. They are oviparous.
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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