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Dusky Butterflyfish
Chaetodon flavirostris
The Black Butterflyfish (Chaetodon flavirostris) is a species of butterflyfish native to the Pacific Ocean where it can be found inhabiting reefs at depths of from 2 to 20 metres (6.6 to 65.6 ft) extending from Australia to Pitcairn Island. This species reaches a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. This fish can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 97160.