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Gardner's butterflyfish (Chaetodon gardineri)
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Gardner's butterflyfish (Chaetodon gardineri) specimen
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Chaetodontidae

Gardner's butterflyfish

Chaetodon gardineri

Fish Reaching Seventeen Centimeters in the Indian Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • South Asia
  • West Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Gardner's butterflyfish is a marine fish found around Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 17 cm.

Maximum length
17 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden to the Gulf of Oman eastward to Sri Lanka. Also reported from Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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