Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Reef Butterflyfish
Chaetodon sedentarius
Reef Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon sedentarius
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 20-120 ft. (6-37 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Eastern Caribbean, Bermuda, Gulf of America
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. sedentarius (Species)
WoRMS ID: 234107🔗
iNaturalist ID: 63411🔗

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