Amphichaetodon
| Amphichaetodon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Lord Howe Island butterflyfish (A. howensis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Amphichaetodon W. E. Burgess, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| Amphichaetodon melbae W. E. Burgess & D. K. Caldwell, 1978 | |
| Species | |
|
2 | |
Amphichaetodon is a genus of fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. They are native to the southern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite, 1903) – Lord Howe Island butterflyfish
- Amphichaetodon melbae W. E. Burgess & D. K. Caldwell, 1978 – narrow-barred butterflyfish
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Amphichaetodon in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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