Appearance and lifestyle:
The white-spotted butterflyfish (Chaetodon multisquamus) is an oval shaped fish that is a pale-yellow colour with small white spots and a black line that runs through its eye. Chaetodon means ‘hair-like teeth’. It is often seen swimming over coral heads in pairs or small groups. Little is known about its breeding behaviour, but it has been known to crossbreed with the teardrop butterflyfish.
Habitat:
Common on coral and rocky reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Diet:
Occurs singly or in groups as it browses the reef for food items such as soft corals, zooplankton, small crabs, worms and seaweed.
Threats:
Pollution, climate change etc.