BLACK-SPOTTED BUTTERFLYFISH

Chaetodon nigropunctatus

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Found in coral reefs, solitary or paired. Home-ranging. Feed at least partially on coral polyps (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

	Epinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes, 1830) Halfmoon grouper
	Hilsa kelee (Cuvier, 1829) Kelee shad
	Trachurus lathami Nichols, 1920 Rough scad
	Coryphaenoides guentheri (Vaillant, 1888) Günther's grenadier
	Camponotus decipiens Emery, 1893

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