Chaetodon dolosus
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| African butterflyfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon |
| Subgenus: | Chaetodon (Exornator) |
| Species: | C. dolosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodon dolosus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | |
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Chaetodon dolosus, the African butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, at depths from 40 to 200 feet (13–66 m.) It can grow up to 15 centimetres (6 in) in length.[2]