Rainford's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon rainfordi
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 567
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
Chaetodon rainfordi, Rainfords's butterflyfish, also known as the gold-barred butterflyfish or the Northern butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish, belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean where it is associated with coral reefs.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Chaetodon rainfordi”.