Ornate Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon ornatissimus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Chaetodon ornatissimus
Ornate Butterflyfish


©Lyle Vail: Chaetodon ornatissimusat No Name Reef.

©Kendall Clements: A pair of Chaetodon ornatissimus at Day Reef near Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Ornate Butterflyfish at No Name Reef near Lizard Island

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

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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References

References that assist with identification

  • 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.

Other references

  • Bellwood, D.R., S. Klanten, P.F. Cowman, M.S. Pratchett, N. Konow and L. van Herwerden (2009). Evolutionary history of the butterflyfishes (f: Chaetodontidae) and the rise of coral feeding fishes, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, doi 10.1111: j1420-9101200901904x. LIRS catalog number 1348.
  • Lawton, R.J., M.S. Pratchett and L.K. Bay (2010). Cross-species amplification of 44 microsatellite loci developed for Chaetodon trifascialis, C. lunulatus and C. vagabundus in 22 related butterflyfish species, Molecular Ecology Resources, doi: 10.1111/j1755-0998.2010.02919x. LIRS catalog number 1357.
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