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Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Raccoon butterflyfish
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Sri Lanka country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 10361).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jonklaas, R., 1975
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

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