Mailed butterflyfish
The mailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon reticulatus) is a species of butterflyfish found at depths of from 1 to 30 metres (3.3 to 98.4 ft) on reefs in the central and western Pacific Ocean. It grows to a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL and can be found in the aquarium trade. It is also of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[1]
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| Subgenus: | "Citharoedus" |
| Species: | C. reticulatus |
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| Chaetodon reticulatus G. Cuvier, 1831 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Chaetodon reticulatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
External links
- SeaDB article
- Photos of Mailed butterflyfish on Sealife Collection
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