Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Ornate Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ornatissimus
Ornate Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon ornatissimus
Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 10-90 ft. (3-27 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
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. ornatissimus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273352🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52454🔗

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