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Three-banded butterflyfish

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Three-banded butterflyfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species:
C. robustus
Binomial name
Chaetodon robustus
Günther, 1860

The three-banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon robustus) is a species of fish in the family Chaetodontidae.[2]

It inhabits the eastern-central Atlantic Ocean, in warm tropical waters from Mauritania down to Cape Verde and the Gulf of Guinea. It is present in coral reefs, from 30 to 70 meters deep. Its maximum length is 14.5 cm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Sidibé, A.; Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Chaetodon robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T4364A10819034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010.RLTS.T4364A10819034.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Chaetodon robustus Günther, 1860. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetodon robustus". FishBase. December 2019 version.