Crochet butterflyfish

Chaetodon guentheri

Chaetodontid Fish from Japanese Waters

Tropical
Near the Equator
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Chaetodon guentheri, Günther's butterflyfish or the crochet butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to The western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: anti-equatorial, from southern Japan to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands and from Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef to Lord Howe Island and New South Wales (Ref. 9710 ). Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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