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''Chaetodon citrinellus'' is a species of butterflyfish (familyChaetodontidae). It is commonly known as the Speckled Butterflyfish or Citron Butterflyfish. It is found in the Indo-Pacific: the Red Sea, East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan and south to Australia. It is a distinct species, most closely related to the Four-spotted Butterflyfish (''C. quadrimaculatus''). Together they are basal in the subgenus ''Exornator'', and might be intermediate between the core group of this subgenus and the species of the ''Rhombochaetodon'' (or ''Roaops'') lineage. If that is correct, the latter would require to be merged into ''Exornator''. If the genus ''Chaetodon'' is split up, ''Exornator'' might become a subgenus of ''Lepidochaetodon''. ==Description and ecology== As its names suggest, it is pale yellow with numerous small dark spots. There is also a black bar extending above and below the eye and a black margin to the anal fin. The largest recorded specimen was long.〔 ''C. citrinellus'' is common in shallow exposed reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs, generally in relatively open areas with scattered corals. They may occasionally be found at greater depth, as deep as . They feed on small worms, small benthic invertebrates, coral polyps and filamentous algae.〔 Adults usually swim in pairs (pairs form during breeding), while juveniles are more often seen in small aggregations and commonly mix with other similar sized juveniles, especially of the Sunburst Butterflyfish (''C. kleinii''). They are oviparous.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Speckled butterflyfish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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