Lord Howe Island butterflyfish

Amphichaetodon howensis

Five broad black curtains cross a silver yellow body

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Temperate fish

Lord Howe Island butterflyfish is known around Southwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 18 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Amphichaetodon
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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