ANIMAL SPECIES:Rainford's Butterflyfish, Chaetodon rainfordi (McCulloch, 1923)
Rainford's Butterflyfish can be recognised by its colouration. The species occurs from southern Papua New Guinea to southern Queensland.
Identification
Rainford's Butterflyfish can be recognised by its colouration. The fish is yellow with a dark-margined orange bar though the eye and a narrower orange bar through the pectoral base. There are two blue-grey bands with yellow-orange margins on the body.
Size range
The species grows to 15 cm in length.Distribution
Rainford's Butterflyfish is known from marine waters of southern Papua New Guinea to southern Queensland.
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Rainford's Butterflyfish specimens in the Australian Museum collection.
Behaviour and adaptations
Feeding and Diet
It eats algae and benthic invertebrates.
Classification
- Species:
- rainfordi
- Genus:
- Chaetodon
- Family:
- Chaetodontidae
- Order:
- Perciformes
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Allen, G.R., Steene, R. & M. Allen. 1998. A Guide to Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research. Pp. 250.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
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