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PRONUNCIATION OF BUTTERFLYFISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUTTERFLYFISH

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WHAT DOES BUTTERFLYFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Butterflyfish

The butterflyfishes are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfishes and coralfishes are also included in this group. The approximately 120 species in 10 genera are found mostly on the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. A number of species pairs occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, members of the huge genus Chaetodon. Butterflyfishes look like smaller versions of angelfish, but unlike these, lack preopercle spines at the gill covers. Some members of the genus Heniochus resemble the Moorish idol of the monotypic Zanclidae. Among the paraphyletic Perciformes, the former are probably not too distantly related to butterflyfish, whereas the Zanclidae seem far less close.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUTTERFLYFISH

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BUTTERFLYFISH

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Synonyms and antonyms of butterflyfish in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «butterflyfish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUTTERFLYFISH

Find out the translation of butterflyfish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of butterflyfish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «butterflyfish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蝴蝶鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

butterflyfish
570 millions of speakers

English

butterflyfish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

butterflyfish
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

butterflyfish الأنجستروم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бабочка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

butterflyfish
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Translator English - Bengali

butterflyfish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

papillons
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Translator English - Malay

Rama-rama
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Translator English - German

butterfly
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Translator English - Japanese

チョウチョウウオ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Butterflyfish입니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Butterflyfish
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bướm
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Translator English - Tamil

பட்டாம்பூச்சி மீன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तितलीफिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

butterflyfish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

farfalla
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Translator English - Polish

butterflyfish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метелик
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Translator English - Romanian

butterflyfish
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Translator English - Greek

butterflyfish
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Skoenlapper
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Translator English - Swedish

butterfly
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Translator English - Norwegian

butterfly
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTTERFLYFISH»

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Articles on Chaetodon, Including: Foureye Butterflyfish, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Chaetodon: Chaetodon, Pearlscale Butterflyfish, Pacific ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books LLC, 2010
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Reef Fishes & Corals: East Coast of Southern Africa
Threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga Attains 20 cm. Distinguished by the herringbone pattern of grey lines on a white body, the yellow tail, dorsal and anal fins, and a black bar through the eye. Adults have a long filament extending from  ...
Dennis King, 1996
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The living ocean: biology and technology of the marine ...
3. Classification,. Nomenclature,. and. Keys. Table 3-1. Classification of the raccoon butterflyfish A. Common names. Biological classification is the orderly arrangement of organisms into identifiable groups. The most specific category is  ...
Clemm, Pottenger, 1995
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Chaetodontidae: Butterflyfish
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, 2010
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Field Guide to Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia:
PLATE 57: BUTTERFLYFISHES (FAMILY CHAETODONTIDAE) 1 MERTENS' BUTTERFLYFISH Chaetodon mertensii cuvier, 1831 inhabits coral reefs; distinguished by orange areas on posterior part of body and tail and dark chevron ...
Gerald R Allen, 2009
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A Coral Reef Food Chain: A Who-Eats-What Adventure in the ...
(Chaetodon capistratus) The foureye butterflyfish hovers motionless over a sea anemone. Then, with a quick dart, the butterflyfish nabs one of the anemone's tentacles with her fine bristle teeth. Nearby, her mate is nibbling too. They've been ...
Rebecca Hogue Wojahn, Donald Wojahn, 2009
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Learning C# 3.0
The animal on the cover of Learning C# 3.0 is a butterflyfish, which is a tropical marine fish from the family Chaetodontidae. Butterflyfish live mainly among the reefs of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Occasionally mistaken for angelfish ...
Jesse Liberty, Brian MacDonald, 2008
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Marine Fish Culture
Tilapia zilli BUTTERFLYFISHES, 315, 450, 580-581, 586. Threadfin butlerflyfish, 450. Exquisite butterflyfish, 451. Foureye butterflyfish, 581. Hoefler's butterflyfish, 580. Lined butterflyfish, 450. Raccoon butterflyfish, 450. Blackloin butterflyfish.
John W. Tucker, 1998
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Bring Me Home! Saltwater Aquariums Make a Great Hobby
The species include exquisite butterflyfish, Chaetodon austraicus; triangle butterflyfish, C. baronessa; Bennett's butterflyfish, C. bennetti; foureye butterflyfish , C. capistratus; orangeface butterflyfish, C. larvatus, red-finned butterflyfish, ...
John H. Tullock, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTTERFLYFISH»

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Why Dangerous Jellyfish Are Washing Up In NJ, and How Long …
“We would always get butterflyfish in our little traps during the summer because the larvae are coming up and they make it into the estuaries,” ... «Shorebeat, Jun 15»
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Opening up Alphonse
It's also a perfect spot for a shooter looking to bag images of colourful butterflyfish and angelfish with a normal or macro set-up. I added three new species of ... «Divernet, Jun 15»
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Scientists find surprising climate change refuge for reef-building …
A pair of foureye butterflyfish swim on a coral reef off the coast of Roatan, Honduras. Photo credit: the Coral Reef Alliance. In a race against time ... «Mongabay.com, Jun 15»
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Travel review: Mauritius - Ocean's seventh heaven
As soon as I take the plunge into the waters kept calm by the reef, I encounter butterflyfish, Moorish idols and bluestripe snappers, as well as all ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, May 15»
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Mysterious Islands Are A Hotspot For Marine Hybrids
An interspecies breeding butterflyfish pair found by the research team. They also collected hybrid offspring of such a mating. Photo by Tane ... «Discover Magazine, May 15»
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Discover your island escape in French Polynesia
And butterflyfish nosed the coral surface for food. The waters in French Polynesia are home to 800 species of fish. At times it can be hard to ... «OCRegister, May 15»
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Ile aux Aigrettes's celebrities ... Aldabra giant tortoise roam. Picture …
As soon as I take the plunge into the waters kept calm by the reef, I encounter butterflyfish, Moorish idols and bluestripe snappers, as well as all ... «Courier Mail, May 15»
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Toledo Zoo reopens historic aquarium, with more animals and …
... blacktip reef and epaulette), plus hundreds of rainbow-hued tropical swimmers, including raccoon butterflyfish, emperor angelfish and zebra ... «cleveland.com, Apr 15»
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Keeping a watchful Eye on sharks, sharks arrive at new Sea Life …
This marks the second group of fish to arrive at the aquarium, which previously included Everglades Pygmy Sunfish, Butterflyfish, Triggerfish, ... «Osceola News-Gazette, Apr 15»
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New Oʻahu Aquarium Fishing Rules Now in Effect
There is also a prohibition on the take or possession of: ornate butterflyfish, oval butterflyfish, or reticulated butterflyfish because they feed ... «Maui Now, Apr 15»

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