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Chaetodon trichrous

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| image = Chaetodontidae - Chaetodon trichrous.JPG

| image_caption =Chaetodon trichrous from Tuamotu Archipelago

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Pyle, R. |author2=Myers, R.F. |author3=Rocha, L.A. |author4=Craig, M.T. |author5=Pratchett, M. |date=2010 |title=Chaetodon trichrous |volume=2010 |page=e.T165679A6089235 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165679A6089235.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| genus = Chaetodon

| parent = Chaetodon (Lepidochaetodon)

| species = trichrous

| authority = Günther, 1874

| synonyms =

}}

Chaetodon trichrous (Tahiti butterflyfish) is a species of fish in the family Chaetodontidae.{{Fishbase|Chaetodon| trichrous|month=December|year=2019}}Burgess, W.E., 1978. Butterflyfishes of the world. A monograph of the Family Chaetodontidae. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey.

File: Chaetodon trichrous.jpg

Taxonomy

This species is included in the subgenus Lepidochaetodon. In 1984, André and Roland Bauchot Maugé proposed to include this species in a new genus Mesochaetodon.André Maugé and Roland Bauchot [http://bionames.org/bionames-archive/issn/0181-0626/6/453.pdf Les genres et sous-genres de Chaetodontidés étudiés par une méthode d'analyse numérique]

Description

Chaetodon trichrous can reach a length of about {{convert|12|cm}}. The back half of the body is dark brown to black, while the front part is grayish, with a small vertical black stripe through the eye. The tail is yellow.

Biology

These fishes feed over hard substrate and on plankton.Robert Reavis and Joshua M Copus [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225401409_Monogamy_in_a_feeding_generalist_Chaetodon_trichrous_the_endemic_Tahitian_Butterflyfish Monogamy in a feeding generalist, Chaetodon trichrous, the endemic Tahitian Butterflyfish] They usually live singly, in pairs or in small groups.

Distribution

This species is endemic to French Polynesia (Marquesas Islands, Society Islands, Tahiti, Tuamotu Archipelago) in the central-south Pacific Ocean.

Habitat

Chaetodon trichrous prefers shallow coastal habitats, lagoon reefs and rocky reefs, at depths between 3 and 25 meters.

References

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External links

  • [https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=610384 ITIS]
  • [http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chaetodon_trichrous/classification/ Animal Diversity Web]
  • [http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/search/scientific/genus/Chaetodon/species/trichrous/match/1/match/1 Catalogue of life] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314145432/http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/search/scientific/genus/Chaetodon/species/trichrous/match/1/match/1 |date=2016-03-14 }}
  • [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?lin=s&p=has_linkout&id=281678 NCBI]
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trichrous

Category:Fish of Oceania

Category:Endemic fauna of French Polynesia

Category:Least concern biota of Oceania

Category:Fish described in 1874

Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther

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