Chaetodon dolosus, the African butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, at depths from 40 to 200 metres (13–66 ft. It can grow up to 15 centimetres (6 in) in length.[2]
| African butterflyfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon |
| Subgenus: | Chaetodon (Exornator) |
| Species: | C. dolosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodon dolosus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923
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References
edit- ^ Rocha, L.A.; Pyle, R.; Myers, R.F.; Craig, M.T. (2010). "Chaetodon dolosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165654A6082273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165654A6082273.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetodon dolosus". FishBase. December 2019 version.