Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family) Butterflyfishes
      └Chaetodon (Genus)
       └C. punctatofasciatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273355🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97191🔗

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