Chaetodon ulietensis

Chaetodon ulietensis

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831

Common names

Double-saddle Butterflyfish, Saddled Butterflyfish, Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish

Genus

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

15cm TL

 

Double-saddle butterflyfish, C. ulietensis, at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea.

 

 

 

Double-saddle butterflyfish, C. ulietensis, at Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef.

 

 

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