African butterflyfish

ButterflyfishButterfly fish ~ African Butterflyfish ~ African Butterfly Fish = Family: PantodontidaeButterfly fish - African Butterfly Fish * Puzzles * Postcards Pantodon buchholziPhoto More

Family: ChaetodontidaePicture of a South African Butterflyfish or Doublesash Butterflyfish, Chaetodon marleyi * Puzzles * Postcards Chaetodon marleyiPhoto More

web that says the African butterflyfish comes from South America. Well, they are close but not quite the same continent. LA Pic African Butterflyfish - female LA African Butterflyfish - male. Anal fin skinnier and longer. More

The African Butterflyfish is common to many lakes across Africa and is an interesting fish. It spends most of its time hanging at the surface of the water, waiting for prey. The body is dark brown to black and is speckled with lighter colorations. More

I recently purchased an African butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi) I've had him for 2 days now and have been trying to get him to eat flakes or frozen food. So far nothing. I don't know what else to try to feed this guy. More

The freshwater butterflyfish or African butterflyfish, Pantodon buchholzi, is the only species in the family Pantodontidae within the Order Osteoglossiformes. It is not closely related to saltwater butterflyfishes. More

African Butterflyfish The common name, Butterflyfish, comes from its shape, looking like a butterfly floating right beneath the surface. On the underside of the pectoral fins, there are markings similar to those on a butterfly wing. More

fish and african butterflyfish would get along with any type of cichlids. If so, what kind and how many? Thanks in advance * 1 year ago Report Abuse nosoop4u246 by nosoop4u... More

MOTYLOWIEC (FRESHWATER BUTTERFLYFISH OR AFRICAN BUTTERFLYFISH) (PANTODON BUCHHOLZI) #2 Author: Gatunek ryby z rodziny motylowcowatych (Pantodontidae), kt�rej jest jedynym przedstawicielem. Wystepuje w zachodniej i srodkowej Afryce. Jest to ... More

The African butterflyfish is one of the most regularly traded oddballs on the market. More

African Butterflyfish need information #1 User is offline Boggnials * * Fish Fanatic * PipPip * Group: Member More

The African Butterflyfish does remain relatively small, but caution needs to be exercised, as this fish will swallow anything it can fit into its mouth. More

Common names

African butterflyfish in English
Afrikansk fanefisk in Danish (dansk)
blackedged butterflyfish in English
Chaetodon demi-deuil in French (français)
Chétodon à demi-deuil in French (français)
Papillon africain in French (français)
Pavillon in Creole, French
Pavillon in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Swartrand-vlindervis in Afrikaans
黑緣蝴蝶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
黑缘蝴蝶鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Picture of Chaetodon miliaris has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial.
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Order : Perciformes
Family : Chaetodontidae
Genus : Chaetodon
Species : Chaetodon miliaris
Authority : Ahl, 1923