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  • Rainford's Butterflyfish, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Ian Shaw, all rights reserved

  • Rainford's Butterflyfish, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Erik Schlögl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Rainford's Butterflyfish, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Rainford's Butterflyfish, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Ian Shaw, all rights reserved

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Rainford's Butterflyfish, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Ian Shaw, all rights reserved

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Rainford's Butterflyfish

Chaetodon rainfordi

IUCN Red List status: Near threatened

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide
736 observations
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Fish
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Chaetodon rainfordi is a species of marine angelfish with a range restricted to Papua New Guinea, the Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island. Greater than 50% of its distribution is within the protected waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. There has been a significant population decline of C. rainfordi in the Great Barrier Reef due to extensive coral loss, its primary food source. It inhabits coastal and offshore reefs at depths of 5–20

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