Lattice Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon rafflesii) in ALA: LIRS and surrounds using records to Oct. 2021 (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Chaetodon rafflesii
Lattice Butterflyfish


©Renato Morais: Chaetodon rafflesii on the exposed side of Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Chaetodontidae
Genus Chaetodon
Species Chaetodon rafflesii

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 18 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Other references

  • Berumen, M.L., M.S. Pratchett and M.I. McCormick (2005). Within-reef differences in diet and body condition of coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae), Marine Ecology Progress Series, 287: 217-227. LIRS catalog number 1019.
  • Blowes, S.A., M.S. Pratchett and S.R. Connolly (2013). Heterospecific aggression and dominance in a guild of coral-feeding fishes: the roles of dietary ecology and phylogeny. The American Naturalist, 182: 157-168. LIRS catalog number 1644.
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