African Butterflyfish
Chaetodon dolosus
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 7 diving areas across 5 countries and 1 regions.
- Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 1 records
- Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 4 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 5 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 7 records
- Inner Islands, Seychelles - 15 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 26 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 15 records