Threadfin butterflyfish

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phylum Chordata The threadfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon auriga, is a species of butterflyfish. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea and eastern Africa (south to Mossel Bay, South Africa) to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island and Rapa Iti, at depths of 1–35 metres (3–115 ft).

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class Actinopterygii
order Perciformes
family Chaetodontidae
genus Chaetodon
species C. auriga