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Blackback Butterflyfish

Chaetodon melannotus

2,605 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 6, February 16, March 2, April 24, May 6, June 2, July 6, August 6, September 4, October 7, November 19, December 12.
Australia110
Queensland78
Indonesia46
New South Wales28
Egypt26
Bali17
China16
South Sinai Governorate13
Red Sea Governorate13
East Nusa Tenggara11

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderButterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and Allies · Acanthuriformes
FamilyButterflyfishes · Chaetodontidae
GenusChaetodon

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