Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Chevroned Butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifascialis
Chevroned Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon trifascialis
Size: 5 to 7 in. (13 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
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. trifascialis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218719🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97207🔗

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