Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family) Butterflyfishes
      └Chaetodon (Genus)
       └C. reticulatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273359🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97194🔗

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