Introduction
Chaetodontoplus melanosoma is a salt water fish.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Type
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Average size18 cm
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Maximum size20 cm
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Type
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Average size18 cm
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Maximum size20 cm
How to recognize This fish ?
Chaetodontoplus melanosoma measures between 18 and 20 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly jaune, noir and gris body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietspongivore and vermivorous
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Sociabilityliving as a couple or alone
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
Chaetodontoplus melanosoma is a fish living as a couple or alone. This species is spongivore and vermivorous .
Although Chaetodontoplus melanosoma is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
Chaetodontoplus melanosoma is a fish ovipare.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Origin and distribution
Conservation status of populations (IUCN)
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature25 - 29 °C
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Depth5 - 30 m
Biotope presentation
Chaetodontoplus melanosoma is most often found at a depth between 5m and 30m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
Species of the same family
Espèces du même genre
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Scientific partners
Species of the same family
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