Chaetodon dolosus

African butterflyfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Chaetodontidae
Genus:Chaetodon
Species: C. dolosus
Binomial name
Chaetodon dolosus

Chaetodon dolosus, the African butterflyfish, is a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae 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]

References

  1. Myers, R.; Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Chaetodon dolosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  2. Fessler, J. L. & Westneat, M. W. (22 May 2007). "Molecular phylogenetics of the butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): Taxonomy and biogeography of a global coral reef fish family" (PDF). ScienceDirect. Retrieved 5 May 2017.


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