Meyer's Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon meyeri) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Chaetodon meyeri
Meyer's Butterflyfish


©Anne: Chaetodon meyeri at Cod Hole near Lizard Island

©Anne: Chaetodon meyeri at Cod Hole near Lizard Island

©zsispeo on Flickr: Meyer's Butterflyfish (Chaetodon meyeri), Reunion Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Chaetodontidae
Genus Chaetodon
Species Chaetodon meyeri
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 18 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Rare

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References

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • Bellwood, D.R., S. Klanten, P.F. Cowman, M.S. Pratchett, N. Konow and L. van Herwerden (2009). Evolutionary history of the butterflyfishes (f: Chaetodontidae) and the rise of coral feeding fishes, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, doi 10.1111: j1420-9101200901904x. LIRS catalog number 1348.
  • DeBusk, B.C., M. Slattery, J.-S. Ki, J.-S. Lee, R. Aparachio-Fabre and D. Schlenk (2008). Species differences and effects of soft coral extracts from Sinularia maximus on the expression of cytochrome P4501A and 2N in butterflyfishes (Chaetodon sp(p).), Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 34: 483-492. LIRS catalog number 1212.
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