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Three-banded butterflyfish

Chaetodon robustus

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A butterflyfish from the eastern central Atlantic (Mauritania, Cape Verde and the Gulf of Guinea), silvery with three vertical bands. It reaches 14.5 centimetres.

Scientific name
Chaetodon robustus
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
14.5 cm

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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