Chaetodon auriga
Taxonomical systematics
Scientific name
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
Common names
Threadfin Butterflyfish,
Genus
Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Family
Chaetodontidae
Order
Perciformes
Class
Actinopterygii
Phylum
Chordata
Local ecology
Distribution
Oceania, Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea. (Found in Sydney)
Biological characteristics
Maximum size
19cm TL
Threadfin butterflyfish, C. auriga, at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea.
Threadfin butterflyfish, C. auriga, in night time colouration at Lady Elliot Island, Queensland.
Juvenile threadfin butterflyfish, C. auriga, at Spit Bridge, NSW.
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