Big Island, Hawaii
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Lanai, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Ornate Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ornatissimus
Ornate Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon ornatissimus
Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)
Depth: 10-90 ft. (3-27 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Chaetodontidae (Family)
└Chaetodon (Genus)
└C. ornatissimus (Species)
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