Name: Saddled butterflyfish
Scientific Name: Chaetodon ephippium (Cuvier, 1831)
Family: Chaetodontidae
Group: Bony fish
Class: Fish
Size: 11-25 cm.
The saddled butterflyfish lives in the transparent waters of lagoons and on the edge of coral reefs, principally in areas where an accentuated growth of corals takes place. Here, the saddled butterflyfish can be observed alone, in pairs or in small groups.
Photo by:
David Harasti (www.scuba-equipment-usa.com)
Oceanário Location
Tropical Indian
