Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Raccoon Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula
Raccoon Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon lunula
Size: 5 to 8 in. (13 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 15-90 ft. (5-27 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
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. lunula (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218733🔗
iNaturalist ID: 47316🔗

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