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Asian Butterflyfish

Chaetodon argentatus

Seabook: Asian Butterflyfish

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Max Weight

Max Depth

20 m

Description

Chaetodon argentatus is a species of butterflyfish native to the western pacific ocean from the Philippines up to Japan. They live in coral reefs where there is dense coral growth, however, in Japan they live in rocky areas from depths from 15-70 ft. Description It is a medium-sized butterflyfish. Its body is white ... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

white
black
yellow

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Social Behaviour

Couple

Solitary

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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