Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Speckled Butterflyfish
Chaetodon citrinellus
Speckled Butterflyfish
Also known as: Citron Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon citrinellus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 12 cm)  
Depth: 3-50 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Australia
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. citrinellus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218744🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97150🔗

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