Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Yap, Micronesia
Speckled Butterflyfish
Chaetodon citrinellus
Speckled Butterflyfish
Also known as: Citron Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon citrinellus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 12 cm)
Depth: 3-50 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Chaetodontidae (Family)
└Chaetodon (Genus)
└C. citrinellus (Species)
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