
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”.