Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Eclipse Butterflyfish
Chaetodon bennetti
Eclipse Butterflyfish
Also known as: Bennett's Butterflyfish, Bluelashed Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon bennetti
Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)
       └C. bennetti (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218735🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97147🔗

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