Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Foureye Butterflyfish
Chaetodon capistratus
Foureye Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon capistratus
Size: 3 to 4 in. (8 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Chaetodontidae (Family)
       └Chaetodon (Genus)
        └C. capistratus (Species)

Disk & Large Oval
Butterflyfishes

Foureye Butterflyfish

Spotfin Butterflyfish

Reef Butterflyfish

Banded Butterflyfish

Longsnout Butterflyfish



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