Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Black-Backed Butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus
Black-Backed Butterflyfish
Also known as: Blackback Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon melannotus
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 6-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)

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