Golden Butterflyfish
Chaetodon aureofasciatus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Genus
- Chaetodon
Where to Find
Found in 4 diving areas across 3 countries and 2 regions.
- Coral Sea, Australia - 194 records
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia - 191 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 5 records
- Tongatapu, Tonga - 1 records