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Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923

Rainford's butterflyfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
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Importance: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Davao Gulf (Ref. 106380). Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mindanao State University at Naawan, 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Rainford's coralfish, 林氏蝴蝶鱼, Rainfords fanefisk, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical; 10°S - 33°S

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