Roa australis Kuiter, 2004
Triple-banded butterflyfish
photo by Hutchins, B.

Family:  Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Max. size:  11.9 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 97 - 173 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: off the northwest coast of Australia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-23; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 17-17. This species has the following characters: D XI,20; A III,17; pectoral-fin rays 14; 43 tubed lateral-line scales; body depth 73.2% in SL; light brown in color with body uniformly pale, the head somewhat darker, a dark elongated spot between 2nd and 7th soft dorsal fin rays, bordered anteriorly by a pale area of similar width, and extending onto membrane between last spine and first ray (Ref. 76759).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 June 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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