Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Threadfin Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon auriga)
Observed by Marcus Gregson
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island Group

  • The site Group ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 445.

    The site ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 1.

    The site was used by the project for the following reason: "Observe Chaetodon feeding behaviour and aggressive interactions. Quantify habitat type. Fish surveys".

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 1 m and 4 metres.

Details about the specimen(s)

  • Specimen count is not recorded.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

The identification was performed as part of the Latitudinal variation in the diet and physiology of juvenile butterflyfishes (Pisces: Chaetodontidae) project (ID = 457).

The project ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 457.