Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Reef Butterflyfish
Chaetodon sedentarius
Reef Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon sedentarius
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 20-120 ft. (6-37 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Eastern Caribbean, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Chaetodontidae (Family)
       └Chaetodon (Genus)
        └C. sedentarius (Species)

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