Chaetodon dolosus, the African butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, at depths from 40–200 metres (13–66 ft. It can grow up to 15 centimetres (6 in) in length.[2]
African butterflyfish | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Chaetodon |
Subgenus: | Chaetodon (Exornator) |
Species: | C. dolosus |
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Chaetodon dolosus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | |
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