Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Ovalspot Butterflyfish
Chaetodon speculum
Ovalspot Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon speculum
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 20-100 ft. (6-30 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Chaetodontidae (Family)
       └Chaetodon (Genus)
        └C. speculum (Species)

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