Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Dot-Dash Butterflyfish
Chaetodon pelewensis
Dot-Dash Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon pelewensis
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)

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