Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Maui, Hawaii
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon auriga
Size: 5 to 9 in. (13 to 23 cm)
Depth: 5-120 ft. (2-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Chaetodontidae (Family)
└Chaetodon (Genus)
└C. auriga (Species)
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