Speckled Butterflyfish
Chaetodon citrinellus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,988
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Chaetodon citrinellus is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is commonly known as the speckled butterflyfish or citron butterflyfish. It is found in the Indo-Pacific: the Red Sea, East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan and south to Australia.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Speckled butterflyfish”.