Hongkong butterflyfish

Chaetodon wiebeli

Nineteen Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish of Taiwanese Waters

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

Chaetodon wiebeli, commonly known as the Hong Kong butterflyfish, Wiebel's butterflyfish or blackcap butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the Western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Maximum length: 19 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan to Thailand; including the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the South China Sea, and the Gulf of Thailand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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