Saturday, May 30, 2020

Indian Vagabond Butterfly fish

Indian Vagabond Butterfly Fish
(Chaetodon decussatus)

The Indian Vagabond Butterfly fish, is a species of butterfly fish. It is found in the Western Indo-Pacific, from Maldives via India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Sea to the western most portion of the Indonesian archipelagos.

Conservation status: Least Concern

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species: C. decussatus

They grow up to a maximum of 20 cm (8 in) long. They are found in rich coral reefs and also on rubble and rocky areas.

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