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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Perciformes

Subgenus
  
Lepidochaetodon

Higher classification
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Chaetodontidae

Scientific name
  
Chaetodon unimaculatus

Rank
  
Species


Genus
  
Chaetodon (but see text)

Similar
  
Butterflyfish, Chaetodon, Chevron butterflyfish, Pacific double‑saddle butterflyfish, Saddle butterflyfish

Teardrop butterflyfish


The Teardrop Butterflyfish, Chaetodon unimaculatus, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae).

Contents

Yellow teardrop butterflyfish chaetodon interruptus


Distribution

The fish is native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

It is found from Maritime Southeast Asia east to to the Hawaiian Islands, Marquesan Islands, and Ducie Island; north to southern Japan; south to the Lord Howe and Rapa islands; and throughout Micronesia.

Taxonomy

In the Indian Ocean it is replaced by the Yellow Teardrop Butterflyfish (Chaetodon interruptus), now a separate species but previously considered a subspecies of Chaetodon unimaculatus.

Teardrop butterflyfish FileChaetodon unimaculatus Teardrop Butterflyfish Fiji by Nick

In its subgenus Lepidochaetodon it is sometimes considered a separate genus. It is only distantly related to other Chaetodon species such as the Sunburst Butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii) and the Tahiti Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trichrous).

Teardrop butterflyfish Teardrop Butterflyfish Chaetodon unimaculatus Reef Systems Inc

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References

Teardrop butterflyfish Wikipedia


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