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Lined Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Chaetodon lineolatus

Cuvier, 1831

Lined Butterflyfish

Also known as: Line Butterflyfish, Lined Butterfly, New-Moon Coral-Fish

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–171 m

Max size

30 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

10 yrs

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Chaetodontidae

Where to find it

rare

Sudan
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