Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Lined Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lineolatus
Lined Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon lineolatus
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Chaetodontidae (Family)
       └Chaetodon (Genus)
        └C. lineolatus (Species)

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