Chaetodon flavocoronatus Myers, 1980
Yellow-crowned butterflyfish
Chaetodon flavocoronatus
photo by Pyle, R.L.

 Family:  Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
 Max. size:  12 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  reef-associated; depth range 36 - 75 m
 Distribution:  Western Pacific: endemic to Guam.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-20; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 16-16
 Biology:  Only known from a few specimens collected at depths over 30 m along the current-swept drop-offs of Orote Peninsula, Guam. Occur singly or in pairs among black corals. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Do well in captivity.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 05.06.92
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 07.03.06
 Checked by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 02.09.94

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