COPPERBAND BUTTERFLYFISH, CHELMON ROSTRATUS | UF/IFAS IRREC

Copperband butterflyfish ©David Clode Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfish) Genus: Chelmon Common names: Copperband Butterflyfish, Copperbanded Butterflyfish, Beaked Butterflyfish, Long-nosed Butterflyfish, Beaked Coralfish, Orange-Stripe Butterflyfish Aquaculture History In 2016, Ruensirikul, Jirayuth, et al., published their…

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BANDED BUTTERFLYFISH, CHAETODON STRIATUS | UF/IFAS IRREC

©Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OER Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Genus: Chaetodon Common names: Banded Butterflyfish, Banded Mariposa, Butterbum, Portuguese Butterfly Aquaculture History In 2019, the first successful aquaculture of the banded butterflyfish,…

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REEF BUTTERFLYFISH, CHAETODON SEDENTARIUS | UF/IFAS IRREC

Reef butterflyfish, Chaetodon sedentarius ©Kevin Bryant, (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Genus: Chaetodon Common names: Reef Butterflyfish, Least Butterflyfish, Butterbun Aquaculture History In 2017, the reef butterflyfish, Chaetodon sedentarius, was successfully aquacultured…

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