Burgess' butterflyfish

Burgess' butterflyfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus: Rhombochaetodon
Species: C. burgessi
Binomial name
Chaetodon burgessi
G. R. Allen & Starck, 1973

Burgess' butterflyfish (Chaetodon burgessi) also known as the black & white butterflyfish is a species of butterflyfish native to the east Pacific, ranging from east Indonesia, the Philippines and north New Guinea, to Palau and Pohnpei in Micronesia. It is usually found on vertical or undercut dropoffs at depths of 20 to 80 metres (66 to 262 ft). This species reaches a maximum length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Chaetodon burgessi" in FishBase. August 2018 version.
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