Bennett's Butterflyfish can be recognised by its distinctive colouration. It is yellow with light blue bands curving across the lower sides of the body. A blue-edged black bar passes through the eye. source: Australian Museum Factsheets
Bennett's Butterflyfish is bright yellow with thin blue lines on the lower part of the body. It has a vertical black bar edged with blue through the eye. There is a large black circular blotch with blue border on the sides. Juveniles are similar to adults but have white outline round the black spot which disappears with age.... source: OZ Animals
| RLS profile v3 | |
| Frequency: | 0.209 |
| Invasive: | Not known to be invasive |
| Range: | 968.560 |
| Diet: | hard corals |
| Common_Name: | Eclipse butterflyfish;Eclipse Butterflyfish; Bennett's butterflyfish |
| Behaviour: | Oten occurs in pairs, which move slowly over the reef within small territories picking at small invertebrates. |
| Abundance: | 1.199 |
| Threats: | Overharvesting for aquarium trade |
| IUCN_Threat_status: | Data Deficient |
| Description: | Orange buttterflyfish with large black eyespot edged in blue on centre of body, dark bar edged in blue through eye, and two blue stripes curving around pectoral fin. |
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Chaetodon bennetti |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Butterflyfish | |
| Bennett's Butterflyfish | |
| Bluelashed Butterflyfish | |
| Archer Butterflyfish | |
| Bennett's Butterfly | |
| Bennett's Coralfish |
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