Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Ornate Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ornatissimus
Ornate Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon ornatissimus
Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 10-90 ft. (3-27 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)

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