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Chaetodon argentatus (Asian butterflyfish; Three-band butterflyfish)

Synonyms: Anisochaetodon argentatus
Language: Danish; Japanese; Mandarin Chinese; Rapa

Wikipedia Abstract

Chaetodon argentatus, the Asian butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish native to the western pacific ocean from the Philippines up to Japan. They live in coral reefs where there is dense coral growth, however, in Japan they live in rocky areas from depths from 15-70 ft. They grow up to 8 inches (20 cm).
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0