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Sunset butterflyfish (Chaetodon pelewensis)
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Chaetodontidae

Sunset butterflyfish

Chaetodon pelewensis

Twelve Point Five Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Sunset butterflyfish is known around Pacific Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 12.5 cm.

Maximum length
12.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Australia to Fiji, Samoa, Tuamoto Archipelago and the Society Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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