In the spotlight
Do you know about the rays at Nausicaá?
Ten species of rays can be found in the three visitor areas at Nausicaá.
Identity card
Copperband butterflyfish
- Scientific name:
- Chelmon rostratus
- Family:
- Chaetodontidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- 1758 - Carl Linnaeus
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Western Indo-Pacific: from the Andaman Sea to the Ryukyu Islands and Australia.
- Habitat:
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Coral reefs, estuaries, rocky areas and muddy reefs between 1 and 25 metres.
- Size:
Up to 20 cm.
- Diet:
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Small benthic invertebrates, worms, crustaceans.
