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Roa (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Roa

Higher classification
  
Butterflyfish

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Chaetodontidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Roa is a genus of butterflyfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

  • Roa australis Kuiter, 2004 (Triple-banded butterflyfish)
  • Roa excelsa (D. S. Jordan, 1921) (Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish)
  • Roa jayakari (Norman, 1939) (Indian golden-barred butterflyfish)

    • References

    Roa (genus) Wikipedia
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