Chaetodon dolosus
Encyclopedia
The African butterflyfish, Chaetodon dolosus, is a butterflyfish
of the family
Chaetodontidae found in the Western Indian Ocean
, at depths from 40-200 metres (13-66 ft. It can grow up to 15 centimetres (6 in) in length.
Butterflyfish
The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Found mostly on the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, there are approximately 120 species in 10 genera...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Chaetodontidae found in the Western Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
, at depths from 40-200 metres (13-66 ft. It can grow up to 15 centimetres (6 in) in length.