Spotfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellatus
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A butterflyfish from the western Atlantic, from Florida to Brazil, including the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon ocellatus
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon bimaculatus, Sarothrodus amplecticollis, Sarothrodus ataeniatus, Sarothrodus maculocinctus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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