#2335 · 🐟 fish

Redfin Butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunulatus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The Oval Butterflyfish , Red-finned Butterflyfish or redfin butterflyfish ( Chaetodon lunulatus ) is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the Pacific Ocean from Eastern Indonesia to the Hawaiian islands. This is one species of a closely related group which includes the Blacktail butterflyfish which is found in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and the Melon butterflyfish which is found in the Indian Ocean.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,442iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,442 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1825 (201 years ago).