Butterfly perch
| Butterfly perch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Caesioperca |
| Species: | C. lepidoptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Caesioperca lepidoptera (Forster, 1801) | |
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The butterfly perch (Caesioperca lepidoptera) is a marine species of ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean, and the southwestern Pacific Ocean, including the waters around southern Australia and New Zealand. It is sometimes known as the red perch.