Black-backed Butterflyfish
Scientific Name: Chaetodon melannotus
Species: Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae)
Other names: Coralfishes, Black-Backed Butterflyfish, Black-Backed Coralfish.
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Black-backed ButterflyfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2007
Photographed at: Mirihi - Maldives
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Black-backed ButterflyfishUploaded by: @glove2 in August 2008
Photographed at: Hurghada - Egypt
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Black-backed ButterflyfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2007
Photographed at: Mirihi - Maldives
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Black-backed ButterflyfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2007
Photographed at: Mirihi - Maldives
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Black-backed ButterflyfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Black-backed ButterflyfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2007
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Black-backed ButterflyfishUploaded by: @greatwhite in September 2011
Photographed at: Fafa - Tonga
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Black-backed ButterflyfishUploaded by: @greatwhite in September 2011
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Black-backed ButterflyfishUploaded by: @greatwhite in September 2011
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Black-backed ButterflyfishUploaded by: @greatwhite in August 2011
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Description
Also known as Coralfishes, Black-back Butterflyfish and Black-backed Coralfish.
Found usually in pairs in lagoons with large coral formations.
They feed on coral polyps, tentacles of featherdusters and Christmas-tree worms.
When seen at night or frightened this fish will change colour.
Length - 15cm
Depth - 5-30m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
Butterflyfish and angelfish are members of the bristletooth family (Chaetodontidae) they have very fine hairlike teeth that enable them to pick out small organisms inaccessible to most other fish for eating.
Butterflyfishes thrive on a diet of coral polyps, tentacles of featherdusters and Christmas-tree worms. As these food sources all zap back into their shells the butterflyfishes need to be able to hover motionless while picking at the coral and to dart swiftly over short distances to get the worm before it retracts. They do this by using their Pectoral fins as oars to brake, sprint, turn and even reverse.
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The Black-backed Butterflyfish is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 10 times by users @fishx6 @glove2 @greatwhite
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