The members of the family Chaetodontidae, popularly know as butterflyfishes, coralfishes and bannerfishes. Most species of butterflyfish live in the warm tropical seas of the Indo-Pacific (about 90%) with the remainder in the Atlantic. Only a few species are found in subtropical waters, bordering onto subtemperate zones. The butterflyfish have a highly compressed body in which the back is raised , forming an elongate-oval to near circular shape in some; a small protactible mouth with brush-like teeth in the jaws; a continuous dorsal fin with strong and sharp spines in the anterior section, followed by a large-surface soft part; an anal fin mirroring the soft part of the dorsal fin , headed by 3-5 strong spines, of which the 2nd is often greatly enlarged.
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Falterfische
Tabak-Falterfisch
Chaetodon fasciatus
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Rotes MeerWidespread in the Red Sea, replacing Chaetodon Iunula from adjacent waters. a common species in soft coral habitats from shallow reef-flats to deep slopes. Very similar to C.lunula and best distinguished from it by the lack of black on the caudal peduncle. Length to 24cm.
