Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spotfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellatus
Spotfin Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon ocellatus
Size: 3 to 7 in. (8 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)

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