Western Butterflyfish
Chaetodon assarius
The Western Butterflyfish (Chaetodon assarius) is a tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 1 and 40 m deep. It grows to 13 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 13 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 1–40 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
Depth
surface
1 m40 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyChaetodontidae
- GenusChaetodon
- SpeciesChaetodon assarius
Quick answers
- Western Butterflyfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 13 cm (total length).
- Western Butterflyfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Pearlscale butterflyfishChaetodon xanthurus
Raccoon butterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Threadfin butterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Speckled ButterflyfishChaetodon citrinellus
Mertens' ButterflyfishChaetodon mertensii
Dot-and-dash ButterflyfishChaetodon pelewensis
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.