Chevron Butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifascialis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 2,214
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The chevron butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifascialis), also known as chevroned butterflyfish, triangulate butterflyfish or V-lined butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. Chevron butterflyfish should not be confused with melon butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus), three-striped butterflyfish (Chaetodon tricinctus), or three-banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon robustus).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Chevron butterflyfish”.