Chaetodon falcula

Chaetodon falcula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus: Chaetodon (Rabdophorus)
Species:
C. falcula
Binomial name
Chaetodon falcula
Bloch, 1795
Synonyms[2]
  • Anisochaetodon falcula (Bloch, 1795)
  • Chaetodon dizoster Valenciennes, 1831
  • Tetragonoptrus dizoster (Valenciennes, 1831)

Chaetodon falcula, the blackwedged butterflyfish or falcula butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean.

  1. ^ Allen, G.R.; Myers, R.F. (2010). "Chaetodon falcula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165607A6066720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165607A6066720.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetodon falcula". FishBase. December 2019 version.