Masked butterflyfish
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Masked butterflyfish ( Chaetodon semilarvatus ) |
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| Cuvier , 1831 |
The mask butterflyfish ( Chaetodon semilarvatus ) also called mascarilla or yellow red sea butterflyfish is a species of the butterflyfish family .
The size of the animals, the elegant movements and the magnificent colors make it one of the most beautiful coral fish.
The mask butterflyfish reaches a length of up to 30 cm. It lives in small groups or in pairs in the Red Sea in areas with large coral populations.
literature
- Gerald R. Allen: Butterfly and Angelfish , Volume 2, 1979, Mergus Verlag, ISBN 3-88244-002-3
- Hans A. Baensch / Robert A. Patzner: Mergus Sea Water Atlas Volume 6 , Mergus-Verlag, Melle, ISBN 3-88244-116-X
Web links
Commons : Chaetodon semilarvatus - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Masked butterflyfish on Fishbase.org (English)
- Chaetodon semilarvatus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Myers, R. & Pratchett, M., 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2014.