Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Saddled Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium
Saddled Butterflyfish
Also known as: Saddle Butterflyfish, Blackblotch Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon ephippium
Size: 5 to 9 in. (13 to 23 cm)  
Depth: 5-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
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. ephippium (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273335🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97157🔗

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