What is a bluecheek butterflyfish?
The bluecheek butterflyfish is an ornamental fish. The body is tall and oval; the upper profile of the head is slightly straight, the neck is slightly protruding, and the nose area is concave. Snout pointed, slightly prominent. Anterior nostrils with nasal valves. Preopercle margin finely serrated; operculum membrane connected to isthmus. There are 7-8 rows of upper and lower teeth. Body covered with large scales, rhombic; lateral line ascending steeply below 9-10 spines of dorsal fin and descending below terminal margin of base of dorsal fin. This butterflyfish species is the most representative fish species among butterflyfishes.
What does a bluecheek butterflyfish look like?
Bluecheek butterflyfish has a single dorsal fin with 13 spines and 22 soft rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 16-17 soft rays. The body is grayish blue, or lighter in color, and the upper part of the head is darker; the edges of the scales on the side of the body are darker, forming a reticular pattern; the neck has a horseshoe-shaped black spot with a white border; the 6-7th soft spot from the dorsal fin There is an orange crescent-shaped horizontal band extending down to the rear corner of the anal fin under the bar; the head has a white-rimmed black eye band much narrower than the eye diameter, extending down to the operculum margin. Each fin is gray to white; the caudal fin has an orange band at the back with a light-colored edge, and the distal margin is light-colored. The maximum body length can reach 14 cm.
bluecheek butterflyfish living habits
Generally inhabit waters with a water depth of 4-20 meters.
Distribution range
Western Pacific from Japan to Indonesia.
