Scrawled Butterflyfish
Chaetodon meyeri
- Group: Butterflyfish
- Typical depth: 2 to 25 m
- Max size: 20 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This butterflyfish eats nothing but coral polyps, picking at them across clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults pair up and patrol a home range, while juveniles shelter alone among branching corals, and it reaches about twenty centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Acanthuriformes › Chaetodontidae › Chaetodon
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 218752.
FAQ
- How deep does the Scrawled Butterflyfish live?
- The Scrawled Butterflyfish (Chaetodon meyeri) is typically found at 2 to 25 m.
- Is the Scrawled Butterflyfish dangerous to divers?
- The Scrawled Butterflyfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Scrawled Butterflyfish get?
- The Scrawled Butterflyfish grows to about 20 cm.