Chaetodon unimaculatus

Chaetodon unimaculatus

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787

Common names

Teardrop Butterflyfish, Limespot 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

20cm TL

 

Teardrop butterflyfish, C. unimaculatus, at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea.

 

 

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