Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Reticulated Butterflyfish
Chaetodon reticulatus
Reticulated Butterflyfish
Also known as: Mailed Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon reticulatus
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)

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