Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes

Genus: Amphichaetodon

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite, 1903)

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Amphichaetodon howensis
[Lord Howe Island butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 14.5 cm NG
Amphichaetodon melbae Burgess & Caldwell, 1978

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Amphichaetodon melbae
[Narrow-barred butterflyfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amphichaetodon howensis Lord Howe Island butterflyfish Southwest Pacific 18 SL 1903
Amphichaetodon melbae Narrow-barred butterflyfish Southeast Pacific 14.5 NG 1978



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