Palau
Dumaguete, Philippines
White Variation
Palau
Palau
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Chaetodontidae (Family)
└Chaetodon (Genus)
└C. octofasciatus (Species)
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