Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)- 5 rupee

Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)- 5 rupee

Year
1965
Face Value
5
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Animals

Catalogs References

Michel
QA 87A
Yvert & Tellier
QA 84
Stanley Gibbons
QA 85

Technical Details

Colors
Multicolor
Size
48.5 x 30.5 mm
Perforation
14 x 14½
Printing
Photogravure
Printers
Harrison & Sons Ltd.
The threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) is a species of butterflyfish, which are tropical marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.Chaetodon auriga is up to 23 centimetres (9 in) long. Its body is white with "chevron" markings on the side. The rear edge of the dorsal fin has a prominent black spot with a trailing filament behind it, and a black vertical band runs through the eye. The fish also has a belly patch of descending oblique dark lines and bright yellow fins. Two subspecies are sometimes recognised: Chaetodon auriga auriga occurs in the Red Sea and lacks the dorsal eyespot; Chaetodon auriga setifer is the spotted population occurring outside the Red Sea.