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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family) Butterflyfishes
      └Chaetodon (Genus)
       └C. speculum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218740🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97201🔗

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