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
Raccoon butterflyfish
- Scientific name:
- Chaetodon lunula
- Family:
- Chaetodontidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Lacepède, 1802
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas Islands, Ducie Islands; north to Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
- Habitat:
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Coral reefs, lagoons, outer reef slopes; depth 0 to 170 m.
- Size:
Up to 20 cm.
- Diet:
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Nudibranchs, tentacles of tube worms, benthic invertebrates, algae, coral polyps.
