Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Crosshatch Butterflyfish
Chaetodon xanthurus
Crosshatch Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon xanthurus
Size: Up to 5.5 in. (14 cm)  
Depth: 30-150 ft. (10-45 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific
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. xanthurus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273367🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97212🔗

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