Chaetodon melapterus
| Arabian butterflyfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon |
| Subgenus: | Corallochaetodon |
| Species: | C. melapterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863 | |
Chaetodon melapterus, the Arabian butterflyfish, blackfin butterflyfish, or black-finned melon butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found solely in the Persian Gulf, southern Arabian Peninsula (Gulf of Oman to Gulf of Aden), and southern Red Sea at depths of 2–16 metres (6.6–52.5 ft).[2]
References
- ↑ Pyle, R., Rocha, L.A., Craig, M.T. & Pratchett, M.., 2010. Chaetodon melapterus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 April 2017.
- ↑ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [2016]: . Retrieved 2017-APR-27.
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