Size: 3-6 in.
ID: black spot ringed in white on upper rear body
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch-like fishes
Family: Chaetodontidae / Butterflyfishes
Genus Species: Chaetodon capistratus / Foureye
Butterflyfish
Habitat: upper parts of coral reef
Typical food: tiny shrimp, crabs, worms, living coral
animals and algae (from scraping reef with their bristly teeth)
Other information: false eye spot fools predators into
lunging the wrong way, also eye bands help camouflage the location
of their true eyes to confuse predators as to the direction the little
fish will dart when attacked; often in pairs and apparently mate for life;
during reproduction the female launches herself toward the surface
(with the male following) and releases her eggs which are then
fertilized by the male; at dusk they find shelter in a reef recess
and settle for the night (their daytime markings change and colors pale)
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