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Four-banded butterflyfish

Chaetodon hoefleri

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A butterflyfish from the eastern Atlantic, from Mauritania to the Congo, silvery with four vertical bands. It reaches 27 centimetres.

Scientific name
Chaetodon hoefleri
Family
Chaetodontidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Saltwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Chaetodontidae
Order
Acanthuriformes
Synonyms
Chaetodon luciae, Chaetodon striatus

Origin

Native region
África

Size and lifespan

Adult size
27 cm

Behavior

Diet
Carnivore

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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