Banded longsnout butterflyfish

Closest relatives	Butterflyfish (130 species)
Habitat	Estuaries with sandy and muddy areas, coastal and inner reefs from 1 to 25 meters deep
Behaviour	solitary or in pairs during the breeding season, territory is defended
Diet	Invertebrates, worms, glass anemones
Body length	up to 20 cm
Spawn	spawn in open water, spawn drifts as plankton into the open sea
Use	fishkeeping, fishing
Current status	still widespread, stable

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