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African Butterflyfish
Pantodon buchholzi
Also known as: Freshwater Butterflyfish • Butterfly fish • Butterflyfish
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Pantodontidae• Order: Osteoglossiformes
African butterflyfish may refer to:Freshwater butterflyfish, Pantodon bulchhozi, a freshwater bonytongue fish
Chaetodon dolosus, a saltwater butterflyfish
Quick Facts
Common Names:
African Butterflyfish, Freshwater Butterflyfish, Butterfly fish, Butterflyfish, Freshwater butterfly fish, Freshwater butterflyfish, Freshwater Butterfly fish
Class:
Actinopteri
Data Completeness:
100%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
7
Countries
Top Locations
Ouesso, Republic of the Congo
1
Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Mbomo, Republic of the Congo
1
Parc national d'Odzala-Kokoua, Cuvette-Ouest, CG
1
Waine-Rukula, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
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First: 8/25/2002 · Latest: 12/18/2025
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