Saddled Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon ephippium, communément nommé Poisson-papillon à selle noire, est une espèce de poisson marin de la famille des Chaetodontidae. Le Poisson-papillon à selle noire est présent dans les eaux tropicales de l'Indo-Pacifique. Sa taille maximale est de 30 cm.
The saddle butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from Sri Lanka and the Cocos-Keeling Islands to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals and New South Wales in Australia. It is a large butterflyfish, at up to 30 cm (nearly 12 in) long together with the Lined Butterflyfish (C.
El pez mariposa Chaetodon ephippium es un pez marino, de la familia de los Chaetodontidae. Su nombre común en inglés es Saddle butterflyfish, o pez mariposa sillín. Es una especie abundante y ampliamente distribuida en aguas tropicales del océano Indo-Pacífico.
Distribution
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