African butterflyfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Chaetodon |
Species: | C. dolosus |
Binomial name | |
Chaetodon dolosus Ahl, 1923 |
The African butterflyfish, Chaetodon dolosus, is a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae found in the Western Indian Ocean, at depths from 40-200 metres (13-66 ft. It can grow up to 15 centimetres (6 in) in length.