Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Meyer's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon meyeri
Meyer's Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon meyeri
Size: Up to 4.75 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 6-150 ft. (2-45 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Philippines, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family) Butterflyfishes
      └Chaetodon (Genus)
       └C. meyeri (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218752🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97178🔗

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