Chevron butterflyfish

For the Philippines Chevron Butterflyfish, see Chaetodon xanthurus. "Triangulate butterflyfish" redirects here; for the triangular butterflyfishes, see Chaetodon baronessa and Chaetodon triangulum.

Chevron butterflyfish
Adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus: Chaetodon (Megaprotodon)
Species:
C. trifascialis
Binomial name
Chaetodon trifascialis
Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Synonyms[2]
  • Megaprotodon trifascialis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Chaetodon bifascialis Cuvier, 1829
  • Chaetodon triangularis Rüppell, 1829
  • Chaetodon strigangulus Cuvier, 1831
  • Megaprotodon strigangulus (Cuvier, 1831)

The chevron butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifascialis), also known as chevroned butterflyfish, triangulate butterflyfish or V-lined butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

Chevron butterflyfish should not be confused with melon butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus), three-striped butterflyfish (Chaetodon tricinctus), or three-banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon robustus).

  1. ^ Carpenter, K.E.; Pratchett, M. (2010). "Chaetodon trifascialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165712A6098323. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165712A6098323.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetodon trifascialis". FishBase. December 2019 version.