Raccoon Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon lunula) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Chaetodon lunula
Raccoon Butterflyfish


©Andy: Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula)

©John E. Randall: Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula)

©Brocken Inaglory: Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula)

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

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Heemstra, P.C. (1986). Chaetodontidae in: Smith's sea fishes. 6 pp. Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra (Eds.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 627-632.
  • 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.