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sunburst butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii)
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Chaetodontidae

sunburst butterflyfish

Chaetodon kleinii

Fifteen Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

sunburst butterflyfish is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 15 cm.

Maximum length
15 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (south to Coffee Bay, South Africa, Ref. 5372 ) to the Hawaiian Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales, Australia and New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5227 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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