Chaetodon guentheri Crochet butterflyfish, Gunthers Butterflyfish, Günther's Butterflyfish

Chaetodon guentheriis commonly referred to as Crochet butterflyfish, Gunthers Butterflyfish, Günther's Butterflyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Australien

Copyright Dr. Gerry Allen, Foto aus Nusa Penida, Indonesien

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lexID:: 1455
AphiaID:: 273341

Scientific:: Chaetodon guentheri
German:: Günthers Falterfisch
English:: Crochet Butterflyfish, Gunthers Butterflyfish, Günther's Butterflyfish

Category:: Butterflyfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Chaetodon (Genus) > guentheri (Species)
Initial determination:: Ahl, 1923

Occurrence:: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Japan, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sumatra, Taiwan, Timor, Tonga, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 5 - 50 Meter
Size:: up to 7.09" (18 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 78.8 °F (22°C - 26°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Flakes, Food specialist, Frozen Food (large sort), Living Food, Sponges, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Chaetodon sp.
Falterfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-05-05 12:00:51
Last edit:: 2005-05-05 12:00:51

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Ahl, 1923

Synonyms:
Chaetodon guntheri Ahl, 1923
Chaetodon güntheri Ahl, 1923
Chaetodon punctulatus Ahl, 1923

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Chaetodon (Genus) > Chaetodon guentheri (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Adult

Copyright Dr. Gerry Allen, Foto aus Nusa Penida, Indonesien

Foto: Black Rock, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australien

Juvenile

Foto: North Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australien

Group of fishes

Commonly

Husbandry know-how of owners

Heinz Mahler
@Heinz Mahler

am 16.12.08#1

Chaetodon guentheri also known as Günther's Butterflyfish or Crochet Butterflyfish is mostly white to pale yellow with small dark spots that form irregular lines. The rear part of the body, soft dorsal fin and anal fin are yellow. A black bar passes through the eye.

Günther's Butterflyfish is found in tropical and temperate marine waters throughout the Western Pacific. Mainly found on rocky and coral reefs in sponge zones and deep water occurrence is habitat related. Juveniles are seen at depths between 10-30m, whereas adults are found at depths from 20m to at least 50m.

Butterflyfish are not recommended for reefs as they will pick at or eat a wide variety of corals, fan worms, and other invertebrates. Most Butterflyfish are known to pick at Aiptaisia, a parasitic anemone.

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species: Chaetodon gardineri

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