Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Eight-Banded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon octofasciatus
Eight-Banded Butterflyfish
Also known as: Eightband Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon octofasciatus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (7 to 12 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)

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