‹ Fish Finder· #107
Oval Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunulatus
Bislamabataflaefis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone
commonyelloworangelinedsolitaryterritorialmediumreef
- Habitat
- Reef
- Max size
- 27 cm
- Depth
- 3-30 m
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
The oval butterflyfish, 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.
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