| Redtail butterflyfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon |
| Subgenus: | Chaetodon (Rabdophorus) |
| Species: | C. collare
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787
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The red-tailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare), also known as the brown butterflyfish, Pakistani butterflyfish or redtail butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae.
It can be found in reefs of the Indo-west Pacific region: from the Persian Gulf and Maldives to Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It usually swims at depths of between 3 and 15 m.[3]
It can grow to 18 cm (over 7 in) in length. The red-tailed butterflyfish is brown to black, with lighter 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 diffuse white.[3]
In the wild, its diet consists of coral polyps. In captivity, it is a carnivore, taking fish meat and shrimp.[3]
- ^ Myers, R.F.; Pratchett, M. (2010). "Chaetodon collare". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165723A6101966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165723A6101966.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2010. Chaetodon collare. In: IUCN 2015. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. http://www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetodon collare". FishBase. December 2019 version.