Lattice Butterflyfish, Chaetodon rafflesii Bennett 1830
Other Names: Latticed Butterflyfish, Latticed Butterfly-fish, Latticed Coralfish, Raffles' Coralfish
A Lattice Butterflyfish, Chaetodon rafflesii, at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
A yellow butterflyfish with dark scales margins that appear cross-hatched or lattice-like, a black bar through the eye, a blue forehead, a dark submarginal band on the soft dorsal fin and a broad black bar through the middle of the caudal fin.
Some individuals have a black spot below the dorsal fin spines. Juveniles have a dark spot on the soft dorsal fin.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Chaetodon rafflesii in Fishes of Australia, accessed 10 Nov 2020, http://136.154.202.208/home/species/2396
