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Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790

Sunburst butterflyfish
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Australia country information

Common names: Brown butterflyfish, Klein's butterflyfish, White-spotted butterflyfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to New South Wales, Lord Howe Island (Ref. 1602, 9710, 33390), Hook, Hayman, Heron and Lizard (Ref. 40521). Reported from the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Ref. 75154). Also Ref. 2334.
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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

Blacklip butterflyfish, Klein's coralfish, 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: Bloch.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 90 m (Ref. 128797), usually 10 - ? m (Ref. 1602).   Tropical; 30°N - 32°S, 29°E - 130°W

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