Chaetodon dolosus
Chaetodon dolosus, the African butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, at depths from 40–200 metres (13–66 ft. It can grow up to 15 centimetres (6 in) in length.[2]
| African butterflyfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon |
| Subgenus: | Chaetodon (Exornator) |
| Species: | C. dolosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodon dolosus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | |
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References
- Myers, R. & Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Chaetodon dolosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165654A6082273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165654A6082273.en. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Chaetodon dolosus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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