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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: australis: Named for its southern hemisphere distribution; Latin australis for southern..

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Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 97 - 173 m (Ref. 76759). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: off the northwest coast of Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76759)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-23; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 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).

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Kuiter, R.H., 2004. Description of a new species of butterflyfish, Roa australis, from northwestern Australia (Pisces: Perciformes: Chaetodontidae). Rec. Aust. Mus. 56:167-171. (Ref. 76759)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 June 2010

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Roa australis Kuiter, 2004