Blacktail butterflyfish

Blacktail butterflyfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus: Chaetodon (Corallochaetodon)
Species:
C. austriacus
Binomial name
Chaetodon austriacus
Rüppell, 1836
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon trifasciatus austriacus Rüppell, 1836
  • Citharoedus austriacus (Rüppell, 1836)
  • Mesochaetodon corallochaetodon austriacus (Rüppell, 1836)
  • Chaetodon klunzingeri Kossman & Räuber, 1877
  • Chaetodon trifasciatus klunzingeri Kossman & Räuber, 1877

The blacktail butterflyfish (Chaetodon austriacus), also known as black-tailed butterflyfish or exquisite butterflyfish, is a species marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the western Indian Ocean but has reached the Mediterranean Sea as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.

  1. ^ Rocha, L.A.; Craig, M.T.; Pratchett, M. (2010). "Chaetodon austriacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165634A6074982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165634A6074982.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fishbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).