Arabian butterflyfish

Chaetodon melapterus

Thirteen Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish of the Persian Gulf

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
West Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Chaetodon melapterus, the Arabian butterflyfish, blackfin butterflyfish or black-finned melon butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the butterflyfish family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the northwestern Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Maximum length: 13 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman; off the Red Sea coast of Yemen and other islands to the south. Although the type locality was stated to be Reunion and cited by several references as occurring there, it is probably erroneous; the species apparently does not occur in the Mascarenes (Ref. 33390 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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