Blackback Butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus
The Blackback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 2 and 20 m deep. It grows to 25 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 25 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 2–20 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
2 m20 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyChaetodontidae
- GenusChaetodon
- SpeciesChaetodon melannotus
Quick answers
- Blackback Butterflyfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 25 cm (total length).
- Blackback Butterflyfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Threadfin butterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Raccoon butterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Pearlscale butterflyfishChaetodon xanthurus
Spotnape ButterflyfishChaetodon oxycephalus
Dotted ButterflyfishChaetodon semeion
Redfin ButterflyfishChaetodon lunulatus
Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon vagabundus
Panda ButterflyfishChaetodon adiergastos
Eclipse ButterflyfishChaetodon bennetti
Saddle ButterflyfishChaetodon ephippium
Dusky ButterflyfishChaetodon flavirostris
Lined ButterflyfishChaetodon lineolatus
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.