Dusky Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon flavirostris) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Chaetodon flavirostris
Dusky Butterflyfish


©Anne Hoggett: Chaetodon flavirostris under a ledge at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

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

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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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.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Rarely seen.

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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

  • Booth, D.J. and K. Parkinson (2011). Pelagic larval duration is similar across 23 degrees of latitude for two species of butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) in eastern Australia. Coral Reefs, doi: 10.1007/s00338-011-0815-6. LIRS catalog number 1431.
  • Caley, M.J. (1995). Community dynamics of tropical reef fishes: local patterns between latitudes, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 7-18. LIRS catalog number 447.
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