Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Teardrop Butterflyfish
Chaetodon unimaculatus
Teardrop Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon unimaculatus
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 30-180 ft. (10-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family) Butterflyfishes
      └Chaetodon (Genus)
       └C. unimaculatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218753🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97209🔗

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