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Common Name: Bluelashed Butterflyfish, Archer Butterflyfish, Eclipse Butterflyfish
Scientific Name: Chaetodon bennetti
Local Name: Faiymini bibee
Dhivehi Name: ފަތްމިނި ބިބީ
Animalia  (Kingdom)
Chordata  (Plylum)
Actinopterygii  (Class)
Perciformes  (Order)
Chaetodontidae  (Family)
Chaetodon   (Genus)

Bluelashed Butterflyfish, Archer Butterflyfish, Eclipse Butterflyfish's description

Dorsal fin with 14 spines and 16-18 rays. Anal fin with 3 spines and 14-16 rays. Pectoral fin with 14-16 (usually 15) rays. Body depth 1.4-1.8 in standard length. Colour: Bright yellow. Dark eye band with blue-white borders. Large black blotch on side, enclosed by a blue edged ocellus. Two blue-white lines passing down and backwards, one on either side of the pectoral fin, from a point above and beind the eye.

Bluelashed Butterflyfish, Archer Butterflyfish, Eclipse Butterflyfish habitat

Generally found in lagoons and outer reefs where coral growth is prolific (Steene 1978, Pyle 2001, G.R. Allen pers. comm. 2006). Juveniles most often seen in shallower water among branching corals belonging to the genus Acropora. Individuals have very large home ranges. While detailed feeding observations have not been completed, this species is an obligate corallivore.

Bluelashed Butterflyfish, Archer Butterflyfish, Eclipse Butterflyfish threats

This species relies on live coral for food and/or recruitment, and may therefore decline in abundance following climate-induced coral depletion (Pratchett et al. 2008). Currently, there have been no documented declines associated with coral loss, and there appear to be no other major threats to this species.

Bluelashed Butterflyfish, Archer Butterflyfish, Eclipse Butterflyfish's status

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