Chaetodon melapterus

Chaetodon melapterus, the Arabian butterflyfish, blackfin butterflyfish, or black-finned melon butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found solely in the Persian Gulf, southern Arabian Peninsula (Gulf of Oman to Gulf of Aden), and southern Red Sea at depths of 2–16 metres (6.6–52.5 ft).[2]

Arabian butterflyfish

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Chaetodontidae
Genus:
Chaetodon
Subgenus:
Corallochaetodon
Species:
C. melapterus
Binomial name
Chaetodon melapterus
Guichenot, 1863

References
  1. Pyle, R., Rocha, L.A., Craig, M.T. & Pratchett, M.., 2010. Chaetodon melapterus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 April 2017.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [2016]: . Retrieved 2017-APR-27.
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