Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7b9b00b1-09a6-4eb2-b4d0-018e80bdfef4

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WMS

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Chaetodon auriga
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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

Description

The Threadfin Butterflyfish is white with chevron-shaped markings on the body and a long trailing filament from the dorsal fin of adults. The rear of the body and tail is yellow. There is a black spot at the rear of the dorsal fin and adults have a broad vertical black band through the eye. source: OZ Animals

Online resources

Australian National Fish Collection Images: Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life: Description, Video Page Url, Images
OZ Animals: Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat, Diet, Reproduction
Reef Life Survey Images: Images, Occurrence record
Seafood Services Australia: CAAB Code, Author
Wikipedia: Images

Species Lists

Tropical fish sightings on the Far South Coast NSW: Common / Alternate Name: Threadfin Butterflyfish; Land / Aquatic: Aquatic; General comments: Narooma
RLS profile v3: IUCN_Threat_status: Least Concern; Behaviour: Generally occurs in pairs, which move slowly over the reef within small territories picking at small invertebrates.; Diet: Carnivore; Range: 1895.626; Threats: Overharvesting for aquarium trade; Frequency: 3.5; Common_Name: Threadfin butterflyfish;; Abundance: 1.848; Description: Squarish butterflyfish with prominent filament projecting backward from black spot at rear of dorsal fin, white body with black chevron stripes and yellow rear.; Invasive: Not known to be invasive

Images

Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Chaetodon auriga	Australian Faunal Directory

Common Names

Common name	Source
Threadfin Butterflyfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Seafood Services Australia OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota
Threadfin Coralfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Cross-stripe Butterfly Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Diagonal Butterflyfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Thread-fin Butterfly-fish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Australian Faunal Directory
Threadfin Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Threadfin Butterfly Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Whip Butterflyfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

Occurrence records

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Name references found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Name references found in the TROVE - NLA

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Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

Threadfin Butterflyfish