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Redtail butterflyfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Chaetodontidae
Genus:	Chaetodon
Species:	C. collare
Binomial name
	Chaetodon collare; (Bloch, 1787)

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The redtail butterflyfish, Chaetodon collare, also known as the Pakistani butterflyfish, is a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae. It can be found in reefs of the Indo-Pacific oceans: from the Persian Gulf and Maldives to Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia. It usually swims at depths of between 3 and 15 m.

Description

The redtail butterflyfish is brown or black, with light scales, giving it a spotted appearance. It has a prominent, vertical white streak behind the eyes, a dark stripe over the eyes, and another, smaller white stripe in front of the eyes. The base of the tail is bright red, followed by a black stripe. The tip of the tail is white.

It can grow to 18 cm in length.

Behaviour

In the wild, its diet consists of coral polyps. In captivity, it is fed a variety of meats, including fish and shrimp.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetodon collare". FishBase. March 2007 version.
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-The '''Redtail butterflyfish''' (''Chaetodon collare''), also known as the '''Pakistani Butterflyfish''', is a [[butterflyfish]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Chaetodontidae]]. It can be found in [[reef]]s of the [[Indo-Pacific]] oceans: from the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Maldives]] to [[Japan]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Indonesia]]. It usually swims at depths of 3-15 m.
+The '''redtail butterflyfish''', ''Chaetodon collare'', also known as the '''Pakistani butterflyfish''', is a [[butterflyfish]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Chaetodontidae]]. It can be found in [[reef]]s of the [[Indo-Pacific]] oceans: from the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Maldives]] to [[Japan]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Indonesia]]. It usually swims at depths of between 3 and 15 [[metre|m]].
 ==Description==
-The Redtail Butterflyfish is brown or black, with light scales, giving it a spotted appearance. It has a prominent, vertical white streak behind the eyes, a dark stripe over the eyes, and another, smaller white stripe in front of the eyes. The base of the tail is bright red, followed by a black stripe. The tip of the tail is white.
+The redtail butterflyfish is brown or black, with light scales, giving it a spotted appearance. It has a prominent, vertical white streak behind the eyes, a dark stripe over the eyes, and another, smaller white stripe in front of the eyes. The base of the tail is bright red, followed by a black stripe. The tip of the tail is white.
-It can grow up to 18 cm in length.
+It can grow to 18 cm in length.
 ==Behaviour==
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