Blackwedged butterflyfish

Blackwedged butterflyfish

 

Scientific name : Chaetodon falcula

 

Family : Chaetodontidae
Size : Up to 20 cm
Distribution : Indian Ocean

 

Biology : They meet in the coral reef as a couple or in small groups. Thanks to their long muzzle, they mostly eat coral polyps.
Its name, butterflyfish, comes from its round and very colourful shape, and from its fluttering behaviour above the coral.

 

IUCN status : Least concern