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Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Raccoon butterflyfish
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Common names: Racoon butterflyfish, Racoon coralfish, Red-striped butterfly-fish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to New South Wales and Lord Howe Island (Ref. 33390). Known from Heron and Lizard (Ref. 40521). Recorded from Shark Bay (Ref. 115274). Also reported from the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Ref. 75154). Also Ref. 1602, 2334.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Johnson, J.W., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Raccoon butterfly, Spotted butterflyfish, Racoon butterflyfish, ... 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).
  More on author: Lacepède.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 170 m (Ref. 89972).   Tropical; 30°N - 32°S

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