Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Spotfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellatus
Spotfin Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon ocellatus
Size: 3 to 7 in. (8 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family) Butterflyfishes
      └Chaetodon (Genus)
       └C. ocellatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159662🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49273🔗

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