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
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to Brazil. Larvae are sometimes swept northward which accounts for the sighting of juvenile specimens as far north as Massachusetts, USA during summer months. One record (one specimen, 3 cm) from Musquodoboit Harbor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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