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Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Blackback butterflyfish
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Chaetodon melannotus
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Guam country information

Common names: Black-backed butterflyfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Based on Photo by J.E. Randall. Range extends to Saipan (Ref. 37816).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gq.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

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

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