Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Blacklip Butterflyfish
Chaetodon kleinii
Blacklip Butterflyfish
Also known as: Sunburst Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon kleinii
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 14 cm)  
Depth: 20-180 ft. (6-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)

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