Chaetodon aureofasciatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Chaetodon |
Subgenus: | Chaetodon (Discochaetodon) |
Species: | C. aureofasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878
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Chaetodon aureofasciatus, the golden butterflyfish, golden-banded butterflyfish, golden-striped butterflyfish or sunburst butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. This coral eating species is found on shallow reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.