Black-spotted butterflyfish (Chaetodon nigropunctatus) fish species and information / pictures of Black-spotted butterflyfish - Chaetodon nigropunctatus

Black-spotted butterflyfish (Chaetodon nigropunctatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Chaetodon nigropunctatus

Common Name
Black-spotted butterflyfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-23; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 18 - 20

Classification

Classified By

Sauvage, 1880

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula south to tropical East Africa.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

3 m

Depth To - meters

15 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 15 m (Ref. 9710)

Trophic Level

3.6 s.e. 0.50 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

14.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (11 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Least Concern (LC)