spotfin butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellatus

Chaetodontid Fish Reaching Twenty Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

spotfin butterflyfish is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 20 cm.

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