Biology:Amphichaetodon

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Amphichaetodon
Amphichaetodon howensis.jpg
Lord Howe Island butterflyfish (A. howensis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Amphichaetodon
W. E. Burgess, 1978
Type species
Amphichaetodon melbae
W. E. Burgess & D. K. Caldwell, 1978
Species

2

Amphichaetodon is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. They are native to the southern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite, 1903) – Lord Howe Island butterflyfish
  • Amphichaetodon melbae W. E. Burgess & D. K. Caldwell, 1978 – narrow-barred butterflyfish

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Amphichaetodon in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q142785 entry