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Chaetodon auriga
Chaetodon auriga |
Taxonomical systematics |
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Scientific name |
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 |
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Common names |
Threadfin Butterflyfish, |
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Genus |
Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Family |
Chaetodontidae |
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Order |
Perciformes |
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Class |
Actinopterygii |
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Phylum |
Chordata |
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Local ecology |
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Distribution |
Oceania, Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea. (Found in Sydney) |
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Biological characteristics |
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Maximum size |
19cm TL |
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Threadfin butterflyfish, C. auriga, at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea. |
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Threadfin butterflyfish, C. auriga, in night time colouration at Lady Elliot Island, Queensland. |
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Juvenile threadfin butterflyfish, C. auriga, at Spit Bridge, NSW. |
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Links |
FishBase |
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