Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Latticed Butterflyfish
Chaetodon rafflesii
Latticed Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon rafflesii
Synonyms: Chaetodon dahli
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 3-45 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)
       └C. rafflesii (Species)

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