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Roa australis Kuiter, 2004 Triple-banded butterflyfish |
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photo by
Hutchins, B. |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 11.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 97 - 173 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: off the northwest coast of Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-23; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 17-17. This species has the following characters: D XI,20; A III,17; pectoral-fin rays 14; 43 tubed lateral-line scales; body depth 73.2% in SL; light brown in color with body uniformly pale, the head somewhat darker, a dark elongated spot between 2nd and 7th soft dorsal fin rays, bordered anteriorly by a pale area of similar width, and extending onto membrane between last spine and first ray (Ref. 76759). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 June 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||