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Randall, 1975
Chaetodon declivis, also known as the Declivis Butterflyfish and Marquesan Butterflyfish, is a real beauty in any aquarium and a striking, rare deepwater species that is one of the most durable aquarium butterflyfishes. He only comes from a small area of the Pacific Ocean in the area of Christmas Island.
The Marquesan Butterflyfish has beautiful orange coloration covering the dorsal half of the body, as well as a small orange mask covering the eyes. The bigger part of the body are white with black spots.
Chaetodon declivis is a bold species that tends to spend most of its time in the open. Unfortunately, they are not good candidates for the reef aquarium. The Marquesan Butterflyfish feeds on glass anemones and clean the live rock, however, it will also feed on some invertebrates living on the rock, like fan worms and coral polyps too. The diat in the wild are primarily consists of coral polyps, crustaceans, and algae.
Synonym:
Chaetodon declevis Burgess & Randall, 1978
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Chaetodon (Genus) > Chaetodon declivis (Species)
Chaetodon declivis, also known as the Declivis Butterflyfish and Marquesan Butterflyfish, is a real beauty in any aquarium and a striking, rare deepwater species that is one of the most durable aquarium butterflyfishes. He only comes from a small area of the Pacific Ocean in the area of Christmas Island.
The Marquesan Butterflyfish has beautiful orange coloration covering the dorsal half of the body, as well as a small orange mask covering the eyes. The bigger part of the body are white with black spots.
Chaetodon declivis is a bold species that tends to spend most of its time in the open. Unfortunately, they are not good candidates for the reef aquarium. The Marquesan Butterflyfish feeds on glass anemones and clean the live rock, however, it will also feed on some invertebrates living on the rock, like fan worms and coral polyps too. The diat in the wild are primarily consists of coral polyps, crustaceans, and algae.
Synonym:
Chaetodon declevis Burgess & Randall, 1978
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Chaetodon (Genus) > Chaetodon declivis (Species)
