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Spot-nape butterflyfish (Chaetodon oxycephalus)
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Spot-nape butterflyfish (Chaetodon oxycephalus) specimen
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Chaetodontidae

Spot-nape butterflyfish

Chaetodon oxycephalus

Twenty Five Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish from Australian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Spot-nape butterflyfish is known from Indo-Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
25 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka to Queensland, north to the Philippines.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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