Oval butterflyfish

Oval 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. lunulatus
Binomial name
Chaetodon lunulatus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

The oval butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus), red-finned butterflyfish or redfin butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean from Eastern Indonesia to the Hawaiian islands. This is one species of a closely related group which includes the blacktail butterflyfish, which is found in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and the melon butterflyfish, which is found in the Indian Ocean.[2]

  1. ^ Rocha, L.A.; Pyle, R.; Craig, M.T.; Pratchett, M. (2010). "Chaetodon lunulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165704A6096562. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165704A6096562.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ FishBase [2008]: Chaetodon lunulatus. Retrieved 2008-SEP-01.