Doublesash butterflyfish
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| Species: | C. marleyi
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| Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921
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Marley's butterflyfish, Chaetodon marleyi, is a species of fish in the Chaetodontidae family. It is also called the doubledash or doublesash butterflyfish.[2] It is found in Mozambique and South Africa, and is an ornamental fish. Its closest relative is the West African Chaetodon hoefleri.[3] It feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, hydroids and ascidians.[3]
References
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- ^ "Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921". FishBase. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ a b Vine, Niall Gordon (1998). "Aspects of the biology of the doublesash butterflyfish, Chaetodon marleyi (Pisces : Chaetodontidae)". Rhodes University.
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