Lord Howe butterflyfish
Amphichaetodon howensis
The Lord Howe butterflyfish (Amphichaetodon howensis) is a temperate marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 10 and 150 m deep. It grows to 18 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 18 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Depth
- 10–150 m
- Climate zone
- Temperate
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Temperate
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
10 m150 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyChaetodontidae
- GenusAmphichaetodon
- SpeciesAmphichaetodon howensis
Quick answers
- Lord Howe butterflyfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 18 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Lord Howe butterflyfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Pyramid butterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepis
Copperband butterflyfishChelmon rostratus
Raccoon butterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Longnose butterflyfishForcipiger flavissimus
Pearlscale butterflyfishChaetodon xanthurus
Threadfin butterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Gunther's ButterflyfishChaetodon guentheri
Lattice ButterflyfishChaetodon rafflesii
Reticulate ButterflyfishChaetodon reticulatus
Mirror ButterflyfishChaetodon speculum
Chevron ButterflyfishChaetodon trifascialis
Margined CoralfishChelmon marginalis
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.