Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Milletseed Butterflyfish
Chaetodon miliaris
Milletseed Butterflyfish
Also known as: Millet Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon miliaris
Size: Up to 7 in. (17 cm)  
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Chaetodon (Genus)
       └C. miliaris (Species)

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