Chaetodon dolosus

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African butterflyfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus: Chaetodon (Exornator)
Species:
C. dolosus
Binomial name
Chaetodon dolosus
Synonyms[2]
  • Heterochaetodon heterochaetodon dolosus (Ahl, 1923)
  • Chaetodon mendoncae J.L.B. Smith, 1953

Chaetodon dolosus, the African butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, at depths from 40 to 200 metres (13–66 ft. It can grow up to 15 centimetres (6 in) in length.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rocha, L.A.; Pyle, R.; Myers, R.F.; Craig, M.T. (2010). "Chaetodon dolosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165654A6082273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165654A6082273.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Chaetodon dolosus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.