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Chaetodon daedalma Wrought Iron Butterflyfish

Chaetodon daedalma is commonly referred to as Wrought Iron Butterflyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 800 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Chaetodon daedalma,Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Tokyo, JP 2023


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lexID:
1453 
AphiaID:
273331 
Scientific:
Chaetodon daedalma 
German:
Eisen-Falterfisch 
English:
Wrought Iron Butterflyfish 
Category:
Butterflyfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Chaetodon (Genus) > daedalma (Species) 
Initial determination:
Jordan & Fowler, 1902 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, Japan, The Ryukyu Islands 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 5.91" (15 cm) 
Temperature:
19,2 °F - 26,3 °F (19,2°C - 26,3°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort) 
Tank:
175.98 gal (~ 800L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-26 16:35:55 

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Chaetodon daedalma Jordan & Fowler, 1902

Chaetodon daedalma also known as Wrought iron butterflyfish or Black-silk Butterflyfish is to be found in the Northwest Pacific around Ryukyu, Bonin and Izu islands and the main islands of southern Japan and is a butterfly fish which belongs to the sub-genus Lepidochaetodon.

External links

  1. FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 26.05.2025.

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Copyright Dr. Hiroyuki Tanaka, Foto aus Japan
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Chaetodon daedalma,Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Tokyo, JP 2023
Chaetodon daedalma,Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Tokyo, JP 2023
Chaetodon daedalma,Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Tokyo, JP 2023

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Hiroyuki Tanaka
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Japanese waters only, Ogasawara and Izu Islands, s.Honshu, s.Kyushu to Okinawa; 16 cm; very rare.
Very common in Ogasawara & Izu Islands, but becoming rarer in southern part; divers in Miyazaki occasionally see; somewhat deeper water dweller; juveniles similar to adults but extremely rarely seen; very easy to keep but large adults often refuses food; the popular name shown here was given by me (see Kuiter, 2003; he asked me how I am calling it, and I replied and suggested ‘Black-silk’)
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