Diagonal butterflyfish

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Diagonal butterflyfish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species: C. fasciatus
Binomial name
Chaetodon fasciatus
Forsskål, 1775
feeding on a jellyfish.
feeding on a jellyfish.

Also known as the Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish.

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[edit] Description

Maximum length 22cm. They have a yellow body with 11 diagonal stripes.


[edit] Habitat

Over and around corals, on which they feed.[1]

[edit] Distribution

Red Sea only.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Siliotti, A. (2002) fishes of the red sea Verona, Geodia ISBN 88-87177-42-2
  2. ^ "chaetodon fasciatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 5 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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