Mertens' Butterflyfish
Chaetodon mertensii
The Mertens' Butterflyfish (Chaetodon mertensii) is a tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 120 m deep. It grows to 12.5 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 12.5 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 0–120 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
0 m120 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyChaetodontidae
- GenusChaetodon
- SpeciesChaetodon mertensii
Quick answers
- Mertens' Butterflyfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 12.5 cm (total length).
- Mertens' Butterflyfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Pearlscale butterflyfishChaetodon xanthurus
Raccoon butterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Threadfin butterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Dot-and-dash ButterflyfishChaetodon pelewensis
Western ButterflyfishChaetodon assarius
Speckled ButterflyfishChaetodon citrinellus
Spotted ButterflyfishChaetodon guttatissimus
Spotbanded ButterflyfishChaetodon punctatofasciatus
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleinii
Spot-tail ButterflyfishChaetodon ocellicaudus
Bluespot ButterflyfishChaetodon plebeius
Rainford's ButterflyfishChaetodon rainfordi
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.