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)

Disk & Large Oval
Butterflyfishes

Blacklip Butterflyfish

Raccoon Butterflyfish

Redfin Butterflyfish

Milletseed Butterflyfish

Multiband Butterflyfish

Ornate Butterflyfish

Fourspot Butterflyfish

Reticulated Butterflyfish

Teardrop Butterflyfish

Longnose Butterflyfish

Big Longnose Butterflyfish

Big Longnose Butterflyfish (Dark Form)

Pyramid Butterflyfish

Schooling Bannerfish

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Speckled Butterflyfish

Saddled Butterflyfish

Bluestripe Butterflyfish



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