Chaetodontidae

banded butterflyfish

Chaetodon striatus

Vertical stripes disrupt predator perception

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• South America
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

banded butterflyfish is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.