Collare Butterflyfish

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Chaetodon collare - Bloch, 1787
Collare Butterflyfish

Image:Chaetodon collare.jpg

A beauty, but sometimes difficult to feed. Scott W. Michael

Family: Chaetodontidae

Other common name(s):

  • Pakistan Butterflyfish

Native range:

Maximum length: 16 cm (6 in)

Minimum aquarium size: 208 L (55 gal)

Water: Marine 22 °C (295 K, 72 °F) - 28 °C (301 K, 82 °F)

General swimming level: All levels.




Reference: Reef Fishes Volume 5
Image credit: SWM
Text credit: SWM
Facts about Collare ButterflyfishRDF feed
Common name Collare Butterflyfish  +, and Pakistan Butterflyfish  +
Family Chaetodontidae  +
Genus Chaetodon  +
Image credit SWM  +
Maximum length 6 in  +
Minimum aquarium size 55 gal  +
Native range Indo-West Pacific  +, Gulf of Oman  +, Persian Gulf  +, Maldives  +, Philippines  +, Indonesia  +, and Southern Japan  +
Reference Reef Fishes Volume 5  +
Specific name collare  +
Swimming level All levels.  +
Text credit SWM  +
Water max temp 301 K (28 °C, 82 °F)  +
Water min temp 295 K (22 °C, 72 °F)  +
Water type Marine  +
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