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Chaetodon fasciatus

Forsskål, 1775

Diagonal Butterflyfish

Also known as: Striped Butterflyfish, Diagonal-Lined Butterflyfish, Red Sea Butter Flyfish, Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish, Red Sea Racoon Butterflyfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Chaetodontidae

Where to find it

common

Egypt

occasional

Saudi Arabia

rare

Sudan

Other species in Chaetodontidae

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Chaetodon ocellicaudus

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Chaetodon striatus

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Four-Banded Butterfly Fish

Chaetodon baronessa

Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish

Chaetodon dolosus

African Butterflyfish

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