Arrowhead soapfish (Belonoperca chabanaudi)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Arrowhead soapfish
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- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
Classification
- Genus: Belonoperca - Belonoperca
- Family: Liopropomatidae - Painted basslets
- Order: Perciformes - Perches
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
A slender dusky bluish-grey to brown or blackish soapfish with a bright yellow saddle-like spot on the upper part of the caudal peduncle, and a large ocellated black spot on the spinous dorsal fin.
When stressed or threatened, Arrowhead Soapfish may secrete toxic mucous from their skin.
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.
Max length: 15 cm