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lined butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus)
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Chaetodontidae

lined butterflyfish

Chaetodon lineolatus

Reef Fish of Indo Pacific

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

lined butterflyfish is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island. Throughout Micronesia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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