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Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon fasciatus)

Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish

Chaetodon fasciatus

Class
Ray-finned fish
Rarity
Common
Observations
923
Most observed in
🇪🇬 Egypt
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

The diagonal butterflyfish (Chaetodon fasciatus), also known as the Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Diagonal butterflyfish”.

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