Four-banded butterflyfish

Chaetodon hoefleri

Twenty Seven Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Chaetodon hoefleri, the four-banded butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the tropical eastern Atlantic and has been recorded in the Mediterranean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Maximum length: 27 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc and Levrier Bay, Mauritania south to Angola. Two records in the Mediterranean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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