Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Threebanded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon humeralis
Threebanded Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon humeralis
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)
       └C. humeralis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273343🔗
iNaturalist ID: 55534🔗

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