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Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Spot-Banded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
Spot-Banded Butterflyfish
Also known as: Spotband Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 12 cm)
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Chaetodontidae (Family)
└Chaetodon (Genus)
└C. punctatofasciatus (Species)
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