Chaetodon lineolatus

Chaetodon lineolatus

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831

Common names

Lined Butterflyfish,

Genus

Chaetodon

Family

Chaetodontidae

Order

Perciformes

Class

Actinopterygii

Phylum

Chordata

Local ecology

Distribution

Oceania, Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea. (Found in Sydney)

Biological characteristics

Maximum size

30cm TL

 

Lined butterflyfish, C. lineolatus, at Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef.

 

 

 

Lined butterflyfish, C. lineolatus, at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea.

 

 

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