Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish
Chaetodon pelewensis
The Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish (Chaetodon pelewensis) is a tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 1 and 30 m deep. It grows to 12.5 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 12.5 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 1–30 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
1 m30 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyChaetodontidae
- GenusChaetodon
- SpeciesChaetodon pelewensis
Quick answers
- Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 12.5 cm (total length).
- Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Pearlscale butterflyfishChaetodon xanthurus
Raccoon butterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Threadfin butterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Mertens' ButterflyfishChaetodon mertensii
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.