Three-striped butterflyfish
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| Subgenus: | Discochaetodon
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| Species: | C. tricinctus
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| Chaetodon tricinctus Waite, 1901
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The Three-striped butterflyfish (Chaetodon tricinctus) is a species of butterflyfish native to Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. It is found a depths of 3 to 15 metres (9.8 to 49.2 ft) on coral-rich lagoons and outer reefs. This species reaches a maximum length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[1]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetodon tricinctus". FishBase. August 2018 version.