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Species of fish

Chaetodon trichrous
Chaetodon trichrous from Tuamotu Archipelago
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus: Lepidochaetodon
Species: C. trichrous
Binomial name
Chaetodon trichrous
Günther, 1874

Chaetodon trichrous (Tahiti butterflyfish) is a species of fish in the family Chaetodontidae.

Illustration of Chaetodon trichrous

Taxonomy

This species is included in the subgenus Lepidochaetodon. In 1984, André and Roland Bauchot Maugé proposed to include this species in a new genus Mesochaetodon.

Description

Chaetodon trichrous can reach a length of about 12 centimetres (4.7 in). The back half of the body is dark brown to black, while the front part is grayish, with a small vertical black stripe through the eye. The tail is yellow.

Biology

These fishes feed over hard substrate and on plankton. They usually live singly, in pairs or in small groups.

Distribution

This species is endemic to French Polynesia (Marquesas Islands, Society Islands, Tahiti, Tuamotu Archipelago) in the central-south Pacific Ocean.

Habitat

Chaetodon trichrous prefers shallow coastal habitats, lagoon reefs and rocky reefs, at depths between 3 and 25 meters.

References

  1. ^ Pyle, R.; Myers, R.F.; Rocha, L.A.; Craig, M.T.; Pratchett, M. (2010). "Chaetodon trichrous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165679A6089235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165679A6089235.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetodon trichrous". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Burgess, W.E., 1978. Butterflyfishes of the world. A monograph of the Family Chaetodontidae. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey.
  4. André Maugé and Roland Bauchot Les genres et sous-genres de Chaetodontidés étudiés par une méthode d'analyse numérique
  5. Robert Reavis and Joshua M Copus Monogamy in a feeding generalist, Chaetodon trichrous, the endemic Tahitian Butterflyfish

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