Halfmoon Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon lunula, communément nommé Poisson-papillon à raies rouges ou Poisson-papillon raton laveur ou Poisson-papillon demi-lune, est une espèce de poissons marins de la famille des Chaetodontidae. Répartition Le Poisson-papillon à raies rouges est présent dans les eaux tropicales de l'Indo-Pacifique. Taille Sa taille maximale est de 20 cm.
The raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula), also known as the crescent-masked butterflyfish, lunule butterflyfish, halfmoon butterflyfish, moon butterflyfish, raccoon butterfly, raccoon, raccoon coralfish, and redstriped butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy Chaetodon lunula was first formally described as Pomacentrus lunula in 1802 by the french naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825) with the type locality given as "the Indian Ocean".
El pez mariposa mapache (Chaetodon lunula) es una especie de peces de la familia Chaetodontidae. El nombre refiere a la vaga coloración en la cara, similar a la de un mapache. Estos peces son de hábito nocturno.
Distribution
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