BLACKWEDGED BUTTERFLYFISH

Chaetodon falcula


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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795 Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795

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Found on the reef edge and upper slope. Usually in current-prone habitats; juveniles secretive in corals (Ref. 48636). Generally seen in pairs or in small aggregations (Ref. 4858). Feed mainly on invertebrates (Ref. 6113). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).