Banded butterflyfish
Chaetodon striatus
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A butterflyfish from the western Atlantic, from southern Brazil to Bermuda, with dark vertical bands on the body and a black bar through the eye.
- Scientific name
- Chaetodon striatus
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Anisochaetodon trivirgatus, Chaetodon consuelae, Chaetodon striatus albipinnis, Chaetodon striatus dorsimacula
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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