Mailed butterflyfish

Chaetodon reticulatus

The mailed butterflyfish is a species of butterflyfish found at depths of from 1 to 30 metres on reefs in the central and western Pacific Ocean. It grows to a length of 18 centimetres TL and can be found in the aquarium trade. It is also of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.
Status: Data deficient
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcanthuriformes
FamilyChaetodontidae
GenusChaetodon
SpeciesC. reticulatus
Photographed in
French Polynesia