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Chaetodon guentheri

Chaetodon guentheri

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Chaetodon guentheri Ahl, 1923

Common names

Günther's butterflyfish , Guenther's butterflyfish, Crochet butterflyfish

Genus

Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Chaetodontidae

Order

Perciformes

Class

Actinopterygii

Phylum

Chordata

Local ecology

Distribution

Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef. (Found in Sydney)

Biological characteristics

Maximum size

18cm TL

 

Two Günther's butterflyfish, C. guentheri, at Seal Rocks, NSW.

 

 

 

Günther's butterflyfish, C. guentheri, at Seal Rocks, NSW.

 

 

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