Chevron Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon trifascialis) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Chaetodon trifascialis
Chevron Butterflyfish


©Andy Lewis: Chevron Butterflyfish at Lizard Island

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

©Makeely Blandford: Chaetodon trifascialis in night colouration at North Point, Lizard Island, during coral spawning.

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

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 18 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

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.
  • Berumen, M.L. (2005). The importance of juveniles in modelling growth: butterflyfish at Lizard Island, Environmental Biology of Fishes, 72: 409-413. LIRS catalog number 996.
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