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Japanese butterflyfish (Chaetodon nippon)
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Chaetodontidae

Japanese butterflyfish

Chaetodon nippon

Chaetodontid Fish of Western Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Japanese butterflyfish is known from Western Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
15 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan and Korea to the Philippines.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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