Big Island, Hawaii
Moorea, French Polynesia
Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Lanai, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Chaetodontidae (Family)
└Chaetodon (Genus)
└C. ornatissimus (Species)
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