Chaetodon octofasciatus Bloch, 1787

Eightband Butterflyfish

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:047ce185-7a67-49f3-bee5-472740431c77

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Chaetodon octofasciatus
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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: J.E. Randall
    Rights: J.E. Randall

Description

The Eight-banded Butterflyfish has a yellow to white body with eight black bands. It has a black stripe along the top of the snout and a clear caudal fin margin. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

The Eight-banded Butterflyfish is white or yellowish with eight vertical black bands There are seven black stripes on the head and body and one on the tail. Their is also a black stripe along the top of the snout. The dorsal and anal fins are also edged with black. source: OZ Animals

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Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Chaetodon octofasciatus

Common Names

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Eightband Butterflyfish
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Eight-banded Butterfly-fish
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Eight Banded Butterfly Fish
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Eight Striped Butterflyfish
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Eight-banded Butterflyfish
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Eight-banded Coralfish
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Eight-striped Butterflyfish
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Eightbanded Butterflyfish
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Rightbanded Butterflyfish
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
PERCOIDEI
family
CHAETODONTIDAE
genus
Chaetodon
species
Chaetodon octofasciatus  Recorded in Australia

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