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Chaetodon melannotus
Chaetodon melannotus |
Taxonomical systematics |
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Scientific name |
Chaetodon (Chaetodon) melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
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Common names |
Black-back Butterflyfish, Black-backed Butterflyfish |
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Subgenus |
Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 |
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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 |
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 |
15cm TL |
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Wild foods |
Coral polyps (Allen et al. 1998) |
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Black-back butterflyfish, C. melannotus, at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea. |
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References |
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Allen G.R., Steene R. and Allen M. 1998. A Guide to Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 250pp. |
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Links |
FishBase |
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