FB-6550 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831 Alibangbang Klovnfanefisk Butterflyfish Clown butterflyfish Ornate butterfly Ornate butterflyfish Ornate coralfish daliga ragutu Papillon orné Kīkākapu Hanaguro-chô-chô-uo Bagang jalur jingga Bagang Banera Kepe sebra kuning Tifitifi-'ava'ava Paraharaha Paru-paro Paru-parung dagat Alibang-bang Boray-boray Kapiged Korai Kulibangbang Ligeriger Te ibaba Tikorekore 华丽蝴蝶鱼 斜纹蝶 華麗蝴蝶魚 Chaetodon lydiae Curtiss, 1938 Chaetodon ornatissimus kaupi Ahl, 1923 Chaetodon ornatus Gray, 1831 Citharoedus ornatissimus (Cuvier, 1831) 1992-11-17 2023-06-14 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Thresher, R.E.0 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. 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Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-pic-6550-2370 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1995-01-09 1999-06-22 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Chorn_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Chorn_u0.jpg FB-pic-6550-12308 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-11-18 1999-07-09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Chorn_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Chorn_u2.jpg FB-pic-6550-12309 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-11-18 1999-07-06 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Chorn_u3.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Chorn_u3.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-6550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-11-17 00:00:00 2025-11-20 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Adults occur in clear waters and coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs commonly in seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Juveniles are solitary, living among branching corals, while adults are almost always in pairs and are home-ranging. They feed exclusively on coral tissue (Ref. 1602). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-DiagnosticDescr-6550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-01-18 00:00:00 2013-04-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 Body is white with orange to orange-brown oblique bands on the sides. Two broad yellow-edged black bars are on the head; one running across the eye and another on the snout (Ref. 4855). Snout length 2.6-3.2 in HL. Body depth 1.3-1.6 in SL (Ref. 90102). Burgess, W.E. 1978 Butterflyfishes of the world. A monograph of the Family Chaetodontidae. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 4855) FB-Morphology-6550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-01-18 00:00:00 2013-04-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 28; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 20 - 23 Burgess, W.E. 1978 Butterflyfishes of the world. A monograph of the Family Chaetodontidae. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 4855) FB-Distribution-6550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-11-17 00:00:00 2025-09-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Uses-6550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-11-17 00:00:00 2025-11-20 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: unknown; price reliability: Miyasaka, A. 1993 A database on scientific and common names of fishes exported from Hawaii. The information was derived from the above mentioned database. A printout of the names is also available from the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Ref. 5358) FB-LifeCycle-6550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-11-17 00:00:00 2025-11-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=6550&StockCode=6871 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as obligate, genetic and social (Ref. 52884). Thresher, R.E. 1984 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. (Ref. 240) FB-TrophicStrategy-6550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-11-25 00:00:00 2007-11-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ ornatissimus Occurs in clear waters and coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. However, it is only common in seaward reefs. Juveniles are solitary, living among branching corals, while adults are almost always in pairs and are home-ranging. Feeds exclusively on coral tissue (Ref. 1602). A blunt-snouted species, which scrapes away mucus that the polyps have produced that has concentrated over abrasions on the coral surface (Ref. 59308). Steene, R.C. 1978 Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. A.H. & A.W. Reed Pty Ltd., Australia. vol. 1. 144 p. (Ref. 4859) FB-Size-6550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-11-17 00:00:00 2025-11-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)) Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-6550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-11-17 00:00:00 2025-11-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6550 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat reef-associated; non-migratory (Ref. 52884); marine; depth range 0 - 36 m (Ref. 1602) Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté 2004 Monogamy in marine fishes. Biol. Rev. 79:351-375. (Ref. 52884) Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)