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Chaetodon speculum

Chaetodon speculum

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831

Common names

Oval-Spot Butterflyfish,

Genus

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

 

Oval-spot butterflyfish, C. speculum, at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea.

 

 

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