Raccoon butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula
Synonyms: Raccoon butterflyfish
Genus Chaetodon. Family Chaetodontidae. Order Perciformes.
Description
The raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula), also known as the crescent-masked butterflyfish, lunule butterflyfish, halfmoon butterflyfish, moon butterflyfish, raccoon butterfly, raccoon, raccoon coralfish, and redstriped butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae.
Traits
- Danger
- safe
- Source
- E.Lieske and R.F.Myers"Coral Reef Guide. Red Sea",Collins,2004.
Video
Clip by: Ivan Klumov
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Photographs
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Links
Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon_butterflyfish'}
Source: E.Lieske and R.F.Myers"Coral Reef Guide. Red Sea",Collins,2004.