Black-spotted butterflyfish

Chaetodon nigropunctatus

Fourteen Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish of the Persian Gulf

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
West Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Chaetodon nigropunctatus, the black-dotted butterflyfish, is a species off marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish, belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the north western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Water type: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied