Scientific name: Chaetodon lunula.

Common name: Racoon butterflyfish.

Origin: Indo Pacific.

Habitat: It’s a nocturnal fish that generally forms couples or small groups in the lagoons or in the surface of the reefs protected of the marine currents, to more to 30 m of depth.

Morphology: His color corporal general is yellow, has fringe increasing white and black on the face and eyes, what gives him a appearance  of raccoon. It has a black point in the peduncle caudal and fringe oblique yellow behind the head and red margins in the fins odd. This fish can reach do around 20 cm.

Maintenance: It recommends keep it in a aquarium only of fishes (since it can peck any coral) that is decorated with a lot of alive rock because they can hide and rest.

PH: 8.10 to 8.40               Salinity: 1023 to 1025           Temperature: 23 to 26º C

Behavior: Generally not an aggressive fish. It is best to keep it with other fish that are neither territorial nor aggressive.

Feeding: It’s omnivorous and in its natural environment, is a fish that feeds on benthic algae, worms and crustaceans. In aquarium accept prepared foods: mysis, artemia and chopped seafood such as shrimp and fish fillet; Freeze-dried food, fresh and frozen.

Reproduction: No data are available in captivity.