Sixspine butterflyfish

Parachaetodon ocellatus

Eighteen Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish of Indo Pacific

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

Sixspine butterflyfish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 18 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Parachaetodon
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Ogasawara (Bonin) Island to Australia, also from Malaysia (Ref. 5756 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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