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Chaetodontidae
yellowhead butterflyfish
Chaetodon xanthocephalus
Chaetodontid Fish of the Western Indian Ocean
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- South Asia
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Deep-bodied
Mediumyellowhead butterflyfish is a marine fish from Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 20 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Genus
- Chaetodon
- Maximum length
- 20 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Ref. 33390 ) to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
