Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)

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