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104623964081378000000, David R, license: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Acanthuriformes
Family:
Chaetodontidae
Genus:
Chaetodon
Species:
unimaculatus
Common:
Teardrop butterflyfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Southeast
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Southeast
Pacific, Southwest
Pacific, Western Central
Tricas, T. C., Boyle, K. S. 2015. Diversity and Evolution of Sound Production in the Social Behavior of Chaetodon Butterflyfishes. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218(10): 1572-1584.
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