Teardrop Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon unimaculatus) in Cook Islands (Gaia Guide)
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Chaetodon unimaculatus
Teardrop Butterflyfish


©D. Ross Robertson: Teardrop Butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Chaetodontidae
Genus Chaetodon
Species Chaetodon unimaculatus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 20 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 1 m to 60 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Occur in small groups in reef flats, clear lagoon 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.