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Chaetodon auriga

Forsskål, 1775

Cross-Stripe Butterfly

Also known as: Diagonal Butterflyfish, Thread-Fin Butterfly-Fish, Threadfin, Threadfin Butterfly, Threadfin Coralfish, Whip Butterflyfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Chaetodontidae

Where to find it

common

PalauSaudi ArabiaSudan

occasional

EgyptTanzania

rare

Maldives

Other species in Chaetodontidae

Chaetodon melannotus

Blackback Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellicaudus

Spot-Tail Butterfly Fish

Chaetodon striatus

Banded Butterflyfish

Chaetodon hoefleri

Four-Banded Butterfly Fish

Chaetodon baronessa

Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish

Chaetodon dolosus

African Butterflyfish

Chaetodon unimaculatus

Teardrop Butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

Foureye Butterfly Fish