Chaetodon ephippium
Taxonomical systematics
Scientific name
Chaetodon (Radophorus) ephippium Cuvier, 1831
Common names
Saddled Butterflyfish, Saddleback Butterflyfish, Saddle Butterflyfish
Subgenus
Radophorus Swainston, 1839
Genus
Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Family
Chaetodontidae
Order
Perciformes
Class
Actinopterygii
Phylum
Chordata
Local ecology
Distribution
Oceania, Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean. (Found in Sydney)
Biological characteristics
Maximum size
30cm TL
Saddled butterflyfish, C. ephippium at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea.
Saddled butterflyfish, C. ephippium at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea.
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