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Speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus)
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Speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus) specimen
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Chaetodontidae

Speckled butterflyfish

Chaetodon citrinellus

Chaetodontid Fish Reaching Thirteen Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Speckled butterflyfish is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 13 cm.

Maximum length
13 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to New South Wales (Australia) and Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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