"Red-finned butterflyfish" redirects here. Not to be confused with Redtail butterflyfish or Raccoon butterflyfish.
Oval butterflyfish
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Chaetodontidae
Genus:
Chaetodon
Subgenus:
Chaetodon (Corallochaetodon)
Species:
C. lunulatus
Binomial name
Chaetodon lunulatus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
The oval butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus), red-finned butterflyfish or redfin butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean from Eastern Indonesia to the Hawaiian islands. This is one species of a closely related group which includes the blacktail butterflyfish, which is found in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and the melon butterflyfish, which is found in the Indian Ocean.[2]
^Rocha, L.A.; Pyle, R.; Craig, M.T.; Pratchett, M. (2010). "Chaetodon lunulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165704A6096562. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165704A6096562.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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