Spot-tail butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellicaudus

Fifteen Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish from Philippine Waters

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

Spot-tail butterflyfish is known around Western Central Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Malaysia to New Guinea, north to the Philippines; Palau (Belau) in Micronesia.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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