Pacific doublesaddle butterflyfish

Chaetodon ulietensis

Fish Reaching Fifteen Centimeters in Indo Pacific

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Chaetodon ulietensis, the Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish or false falcula butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It flourishes in coral-rich environments in the central Indo-Pacific region. Their range extends from the Cocos-Keeling Islands to the Tuamotu Islands, and north to Japan.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Japan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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