Pennant coral fish

Closest relatives	Butterflyfish (130 species)
Habitat	Outer reefs, 15 to 75 meters deep
Behaviour	in pairs or in small groups, not territorial
Diet	free-floating zooplankton, sometimes also ground-living invertebrates, young animals are active as cleaner fish
Body length	up to 25 cm
Spawn	broadcast spawner, spawn floats as plankton into the open sea
Use	fishkeeping, fishing
Current status	still widespread, stable

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