TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-likes)
FamilyChaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)

Genus/Species: Chaetodon mitratus 

Chaetodon mitratus or Indian Butterflyfish SP07IMG_0103

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Head and body yellow, diagonal stripes two very broad black from dorsal to ventral contour eye bar black to orange. Snout length 2.7-3.3 in. . Body depth 1.7-1.9 .

DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Western Indian Ocean. Found in deep tropical marine coral reefs. 22-80 meters (70-260 ft)

DIET IN THE WILD: Coral polyps, zooplankton

REPRODUCTION: Oviparous. Form pairs during breeding

CONSERVATION: IUCN Least Concern (LC)

Chaetodon.mitratusIndian ButterflyfishSP07low.IMG_0100.IMG_0100

REMARKS: Little is known of C. mitratus

References

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fishbase www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=8927

EOL eol.org/pages/215193/overview