Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Threadfin Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon auriga)
Observed by David Booth
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island Group
  • The site Group ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 137.

    The site ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 5.

    The site was used by the project for the following reason: "Recensus and collect previously tagged damselfish; census and collect chaetodontids and pomacentrids".

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 2 m and 6 metres.

Details about the specimen(s)

  • Specimen count is not recorded.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

The identification was performed as part of the Dynamics of reef fish recruitment across their range project (ID = 286).

The project ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 286.