Melon butterflyfish

Melon butterflyfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus: Chaetodon (Corallochaetodon)
Species:
C. trifasciatus
Binomial name
Chaetodon trifasciatus
M. Park, 1797
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon trifasciatus trifasciatus Park, 1797
  • Mesochaetodon trifasciatus (Park, 1797)
  • Tetragonoptrus trifasciatus (Park, 1797)
  • Chaetodon vittatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Tetragonoptrus vittatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Chaetodon taunigrum Cuvier, 1831
  • Chaetodon bellus Solander, 1839
  • Chaetodon layardi Blyth, 1852
  • Chaetodon pepek Montrouzier, 1857
  • Chaetodon ovalis Thiollière, 1857
  • Chaetodon trifasciatus caudifasciatus Ahl, 1923

The melon butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus) or the Indian redfin butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean from East Africa to Western Java. This is one species of a closely related group which includes the blacktail butterflyfish (C. austriacus) of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and the oval butterflyfish (C. lunulatus) which is found in the western Pacific, from eastern coasts of the Indonesian islands to Australia.[3][2]

Melon butterflyfish should not be confused with chevron butterflyfish (C. trifascialis), three-striped butterflyfish (C. tricinctus), or three-banded butterflyfish (C. robustus).

  1. ^ Pyle, R.; Rocha, L.A.; Craig, M.T.; Pratchett, M. (2010). "Chaetodon trifasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165673A6087793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165673A6087793.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetodon trifasciatus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ Lieske, E. & Myers, R.F. (2004). Coral reef guide – Red Sea. HarperCollins, London. ISBN 0-00-715986-2.