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The Unknown Chaetodons: Not enough data in the
literature, credible firsthand accounts, or personal experience to
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| Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius
1999. Known only from India. To 15 cm. in length. Hiroyuki Tanaka
pic of a 3 cm. individual in captivity. |
Lost pic
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| Chaetodon blackburni Desjardins 1836,
Blackburn's Butterflyfish. Rarely seen in the west. Found along
much of Africa's east coast to around Madagascar and the
Mascarene Islands. Five inches total length. |
"I'm leavin' on a jet plane" with
my camera gear!
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| Chaetodon dialeucos Salm & Mee 1989, the
Oman Butterflyfish. Only recorded from the Middle East
country's coast in the Arabian Sea. To six inches maximum
length. |
I wanna go on the next trip with Drs. John Hoover
and Randall
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| Chaetodon excelsa (Jordan 1922), the
Hawaiian Brown-Banded Butterflyfish. A bit too deep for pet-fish
collection (usually more than 200 m), occasionally seen in
diver-friendly depths. Hawaii and Guam in distribution. |
No pic yet
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Chaetodon gardineri Norman 1939,
Gardiner's Butterflyfish. Found around India to Oman. To about
six inches length. Almost unknown in the trade, but stomach
contents analyses show it to be a wide feeder on algae and benthic
invertebrates.
Photo courtesy of Peter Martis |
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| Chaetodon jayakari Norman 1939,
Jayakar's Butterflyfish. Similar to Hawaii's C.
excelsa; also deepwater and exceedingly rare in the trade.
Known from all the waters surrounding the Middle East over to
India. |
Fuji, I'm looking for a travel sponsor
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| Chaetodon leucopleura Playfair 1866, Somali
Butterflyfish. From lower half of Red Sea, along Yemen and Oman,
around Horn of Africa. Uncommon in the wild and trade. |
Hope Di can handle the long range live aboard
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| Chaetodon litus Randall & Caldwell 1973.
Easter Island Butterflyfish. Known only from that part of the
southeastern Pacific Ocean. To six inches in length. |
"Mr. Christian, I'm coming after
you..."
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| Chaetodon modestus Temminck & Schegel
1842, the Brown-Banded Butterflyfish. Very like the species, C.
excelsa of Hawaii, and C. jayakari of the Middle East
regions, this deepwater B/F is recorded from parts of the far west
Pacific. |
I need to get out more often.
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| Chaetodon nigropunctatus Sauvage 1880, the
Black-Spotted Butterflyfish. Mainly a coral eater according to
Allen (1999). Range restricted to Persian Gulf out to the Arabian
Sea. |
See comment for C. dialeucos image
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Chaetodon robustus Gunther 1860, Robust of
Ghana Butterflyfish. Found along Africa's tropical west coast.
To seven inches.
Photo courtesy of Peter Martis |
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| Chaetodon sanctahelenae Gunther 1868, St.
Helena Butterflyfish. Known from two island groups off of
Africa's west coast, way off. The Canarys, St. Helena and
Ascension. To six inches. |
Let's go
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| Chaetodon selene Bleeker 1853, the
Yellow-Dotted Butterflyfish. Known from the western Pacific around
Indonesia up to Japan, over to PNG. Not common or used in the
trade. |
See below
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| Chaetodon smithi Randall 1975, Smith's
Butterflyfish. Only recorded from some of the southernmost island
groups of French Polynesia. To seven inches long. Aquarium photo of
a 9 cm. specimen by Hiroyuki Tanaka. |
Lost pic
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| Chaetodon trichrous Gunther 1874, the Tahiti
Butterflyfish. Very similar to Klein's B/F, C. kleinii,
but confined to parts of French Polynesia in the lower central
Pacific Ocean. To five inches in length. Nuka Hiva, Marquesas,
Polynesia pic, the most common Butterflyfish here by
far. |
Lost pic
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| Chaetodon tricinctus Waite 1901, the
Three-Stripe Butterflyfish. Only found in Australia on the east
coast from Lowe Howe and Norfolk Islands. To six inches in length.
A very nice pic by Ryan Dwyer of his specimen. |
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Tricinctus Butterfly
6/19/11
Hey Bob,
<Harris>
Greetings from rainy Shanghai. Question: have you run into /
heard of anyone that has had success with Chaetodon
tricinctus?
<Rarely, but yes>
I note an individual named Ryan posted on WWM quite some time
back that he was successfully raising one, but I've been
unsuccessful in locating others. I have an opportunity to take a
pair in the fall, but would like to squeeze as much husbandry
info as I can out of what appears to be a very small rock of
experience with this species.
Many thanks,
Chris
<Mmm, well... you know this is a cooler water species... needs
a good deal of room (hundreds of gallons), uncrowded/no
aggressive tankmates... well-established system w/ a good deal of
live rock... Bob Fenner>
Re: Tricinctus Butterfly 6/20/11
Thanks Bob!
<Welcome Chris!>
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