Lined butterflyfish

Lined butterflyfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus: Chaetodon (Rabdophorus)
Species:
C. lineolatus
Binomial name
Chaetodon lineolatus
G. Cuvier, 1831
Synonyms
  • Anisochaetodon lineolatus (Cuvier, 1831)
  • Tetragonoptrus lineolatus (Cuvier, 1831)
  • Chaetodon lunatus Cuvier, 1831
  • Chaetodon tallii Bleeker, 1854

The lined butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish. a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae, one of the largest species in the genus Chaetodon. It has a wide range from the Red Sea to South Africa and as far east as southern Japan and Hawaii.