Family : Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Yellowhead butterflyfish
Fish Name : Chaetodon xanthocephalus
Max size : 20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5372)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 1 - 30 m
Climate : tropical; - 30°S
Global Importance : aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Ref. 33390) to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 13-14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-26; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 21-23
Biology : Hybrids with C. ephippium known. Usually solitary (Ref. 48636), but may form loose shoals of 5-6 individuals and usually found around isolated coral heads. Territorial and aggressive to other chaetodonts; omnivorous (Ref. 5503). Oviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 52884). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Heemstra, P.C.. 1986. (Ref. 5372)

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Common Names : പക്കി ക്കടിയ , മഞ്ഞപക്കി കടിയന്, പക്കിക്കടിയന്, മഞപ്പക്കിക്കടിയ , Handupholimas, Manhappakkikkadiya, Pakkikkadiya, Rhindukokka
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses