Narrow-barred Butterflyfish
Amphichaetodon melbae
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
The narrow-banded butterflyfish (Amphichaetodon melbae) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean around Easter Island, the Desventuradas Islands and the Juan Fernández Islands/ The biology of this fish is little understood but it is thought to be strongly associated with rocky reefs. The name of the person honoured in the specific name was not defined but it is considered to, almost certainly, be D.
Amphichaetodon est un genre de poissons marins de l'ordre des Acanthuriformes, de la famille des chétodontidés.
El Amphichaetodon es un género de peces mariposa marinos, de la familia de los Chaetodontidae. Se distribuye en el océano Pacífico, A. howensis en Australia y Nueva Zelanda, y A.
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionNarrow-barred butterflyfish, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
Easter Island Butterflyfish
Chaetodon litus
ChaetodontidaeDot-and-dash Butterflyfish
Chaetodon pelewensis
ChaetodontidaeBig long-nosed Butterflyfish
Forcipiger flavissimus
ChaetodontidaeGolden Butterflyfish
Chaetodon auripes
ChaetodontidaeEastern Triangle Butterflyfish
Chaetodon baronessa
ChaetodontidaeBennett's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon bennetti
ChaetodontidaeBlackburn's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon blackburnii
ChaetodontidaeFoureye Butterflyfish
Chaetodon capistratus
Chaetodontidae