Klein's Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon kleinii) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Chaetodon kleinii
Klein's Butterflyfish


©Richard Ling: Klein's Butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii)

©Klaus Stiefel: Klein's Butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii)

©Ken Clifton: Klein's Butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Chaetodontidae
Genus Chaetodon
Species Chaetodon kleinii
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 15 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 4 m to 61 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Occur in deeper lagoons and channels, and seaward reefs (Fishbase).

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References

  • Pratchett, M.S. and M.L. Berumen (2008). Interspecific variation in distributions and diets of coral reef butterflyfishes (Teleostei: Chaetodontidae), Journal of Fish Biology, 73: 1730-1747. LIRS catalog number 1205.
  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.