Chaetodon trichrous
Species of fish
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Chaetodon trichrous (Tahiti butterflyfish) is a species of fish in the family Chaetodontidae.[2][1][3]
| Chaetodon trichrous | |
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| Chaetodon trichrous from Tuamotu Archipelago | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon |
| Subgenus: | Lepidochaetodon |
| Species: | C. trichrous |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodon trichrous Günther, 1874 | |
Taxonomy
This species is included in the subgenus Lepidochaetodon. In 1984, André and Roland Bauchot Maugé proposed to include this species in a new genus Mesochaetodon.[4]
Description
Chaetodon trichrous can grow to a length of about 12 centimetres (4.7 in).[2] The back half of the body is dark brown to black, while the front part is grayish, with a small vertical black stripe through the eye. The tail is yellow.
Biology
Distribution
This species is endemic to French Polynesia (Marquesas Islands, Society Islands, Tahiti, Tuamotu Archipelago) in the central-south Pacific Ocean.[2][1]