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Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite, 1903)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 23; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16.

Common Names

  • Lord Howe-fanefisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Broad-barred butterflyfish , English , Australia
  • Broad-barred butterflyfish , English , Hawaii
  • Lord Howe butterflyfish , English , Australia
  • Lord Howe butterflyfish , English , Micronesia
  • Lord Howe coral fish , English , New Zealand
  • Lord Howe coral fish , English , Kermadec Is.
  • Lord Howe coralfish , English , Australia
  • Lord Howe Island butterflyfish , English , Australia
  • Lord Howe Island butterflyfish , English , Global
  • 宽带双鲽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 寬帶雙鰈魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Acanthuriformes

    Family: Chaetodontidae

    Genus: Amphichaetodon

    Species: Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite, 1903)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand.

    • Biology

    Inhabit rocky reefs with corals (Ref. 9710). Feed on small invertebrates (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    associated