| General |
| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen
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Completed |
| Date: |
10/04/2010
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| Classification Type: |
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| Species: |
Chaetodon melannotus
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| Suggested Class: |
D |
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| Fish/Invert/Culture: |
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| Spawn Mode: |
N/A
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| If Challenging Existing Classification |
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| Research or Links to information on Species: |
All butterflies are pelagic spawners, and none have been reared. Very few spawnings either, at least in part due to the fact that they've somewhat fallen out of favor of the past decade with the surge of interest in reefs. |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?id=5566
I might have a pair of these showing up tomorrow ;) |