Oval butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunulatus

Chaetodontid Fish of Australian Waters

Oval butterflyfish is known from Pacific Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Maximum length: 26.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: widespread from Japan and Australia to the Tuamoto Islands and Hawaii. Replaced by Chaetodon trifasciatus in the Indian Ocean (Ref. 37816 ). DNA (from tissue samples) expected to further distinguished Chaetodon lunulatus and Chaetodon trifasciatus (Ref. 86689 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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